Nine steams and three shrimps
The Chinese idiom, Ji ǔ zh ē ngs ā NSH ē ng in pinyin, means that the heat rises to steam and the fire dries to steam. It means that it has been tempered for a long time. From "folk song steamer".
The idiom comes from Feng Menglong's folk song steamer of Ming Dynasty: "I used to be nine steamers and three steamers
Chinese PinYin : jiǔ zhēng sān shēng
Nine steams and three shrimps
Well water doesn't make river water. jǐng shuǐ bù fàn hé shuǐ
broadmined and knowledgeable. wāng yáng hào bó
two dragons are playing with a pearl. èr lóng xì zhū
limited outlook and experience. yǒu zhōng kuī rì
a thorn for a hairpin and plain cloth for a skirt. chāi jīng qún bù