Reeds on Yushu(jiān jiā yǐ yù shù)

Reeds on Yushu

Liu Yiqing of the Southern Dynasty, Song Dynasty, wrote Rongzhi, a new account of the world: "Mao, the younger brother of emperor Wei Ming's envoy, once sat side by side with Xiahou Xuan. At that time, it was said that Jianjia was leaning against Yushu."

Idiom information

[pronunciation] Ji ā NJI ā y ǐ y ù sh ù [interpretation] reeds: reeds without long ears. The reed is leaning against Yushu. There is no comparison between ugliness and beauty. Also used as a courtesy to borrow the light of others. Jianjiayushu [usage] as object and attribute; used in self modesty.

Examples of Idioms

My wife is so in love. I'm not a stone. How can I be grateful? I'm just taking pictures with my wife side by side. (the twelfth chapter of Nie Hai Hua by Zeng Pu in Qing Dynasty)

Idioms and allusions

During the period of the Three Kingdoms, Xia houxuan, the servant of Huangmen, was a talented man, known as a jade man. He thinks highly of himself and is very proud. The emperor's son-in-law, Du Wei Mao, was ugly and disgusting. Because his sister was the queen, he often looked for opportunities to get close to Xia houxuan. They sat together and called him Jianjia leaning on Yushu. Xia houxuan was very dissatisfied, so Wei Mingdi demoted him.

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