collect bits of fur under the foxes ' forelegs to make a robe(jí yè chéng qiú)
collect bits of fur under the foxes ' forelegs to make a robe
The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is j í y è ch é ngqi ú, which means that although the skin under the fox's armpit is very small, it can be gathered together to make a fur robe. The metaphor is that a little makes a lot. From Shenzi Zhizhong.
Note: it is often used to describe beautiful things.
The origin of Idioms
Shenzi Zhizhong: "the fur of a fox is not the skin of a fox."
Idiom usage
How many examples are there now? It's just a matter of time. The third chapter of biography of children heroes by Wen Kang in Qing Dynasty
Chinese PinYin : jí yè chéng qiú
collect bits of fur under the foxes ' forelegs to make a robe
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