it is foolish to demand a great help from a mere acquaintance(jiāo qiǎn yán shēn)

it is foolish to demand a great help from a mere acquaintance

The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Ji ā oqi ǎǎ NY á NSH ē n, which means to talk to people who are not familiar with each other. Later, it is used to refer to a deep talk with people who have no deep friendship. It's from Zhao CESI, the Warring States strategy.

The origin of Idioms

Zhao CE Si, the strategy of the Warring States States Period: "if you see a person who is good at serving his son, you have already asked him to be guilty. Fu Zi said, "the only three sins of a public guest are to look at me and laugh, to be in love with others; to talk without being called a teacher, to be twice as good; to talk shallow and talk deep, to be in chaos." The guest said, "No. A man who looks at others and laughs is a man of peace; a man who speaks but does not call himself a teacher is a man of mediocrity; a man who has a shallow relationship and a deep one is a man of loyalty. "

Idiom usage

To make an attributive; refer to improper speech. Example: biography of Cui in the book of the later Han Dynasty: "if you hear about it, you will be stupid if you talk about it shallowly." Su Shi's shangshenzong emperor's book of Song Dynasty: "simple communication and profound words are the precepts of a gentleman." I'm afraid I'll be surprised if I have a simple conversation with you. In Ming Dynasty, Feng Menglong's "warning to the world" Volume 32 "Qiludeng" qiyihui: "it's better to talk in front of Shixiong." The fourteenth chapter of yujiaoli: "I have a question to ask you. I'm afraid I can't open my mouth because I'm afraid I can't talk too much." I'm afraid I'll be surprised if I have a simple conversation with you. (Wang Shi Tong Yan, Vol.32, by Feng Menglong of Ming Dynasty)

Chinese PinYin : jiāo qiǎn yán shēn