The scale of the world is weak
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is j í L í NW ě iy ì, which means that a person quits his official career, goes back to the mountains or is determined to wait for the time. It comes from Han Yu's gift to Zheng bingcao in Tang Dynasty.
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People withdraw from officialdom, go back to the mountains or wait for time. Same as "submarine".
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Han Yu of Tang Dynasty wrote a poem to Zheng bingcao: "my material is not equal to that of the world, and I have no hope."
Chinese PinYin : jí lín wěi yì
The scale of the world is weak
be gay with lanterns and decorations. xuán dēng jié cǎi
tears and snivel fall down at the same time. tì sì jiāo yí
make a laughing stock of oneself before experts. jiàn qiào dà fāng
as the arm directing the fingers -- command with ease as one wishes. shǐ bì shǐ zhǐ
a mountain of swords and a forest of sabres. dāo shān jiàn shù