The tooth of a horse is still in its infancy(jū chǐ wèi luò)

The tooth of a horse is still in its infancy

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is j ū ch ǐ w è ilu ò, meaning that people are still young. It comes from the biography of Yang Min in northern history.

Interpretation of Idioms

Foal: pony. The baby teeth of the pony have not been replaced. It means that a person is still young.

The origin of Idioms

"The biography of Yang Min in the book of the Northern Qi Dynasty" volume 34454: "Yang Cong's father and brother, Huang men's minister Yu, once said that people said:" this son's teeth have not yet fallen. He is already my family's Longwen (the name of a thousand li horse). When he is ten years old, he should go thousands of Li away. "

Examples of Idioms

Young people, don't be impulsive. You're still here

antonym

Full of vicissitudes and hardships

Idioms and allusions

Yang Min (? - 560 years), the word Zunyan, Hongnong Lingbao (now Henan Lingbao) people. Wei Yong'an was first worshipped as a general of Sanqi. He followed Gao Huan and became an official. In the early days of Tianbao in the Northern Qi Dynasty, he married the princess Chang of Taiyuan and was promoted to the official rank. He was worshipped as the general of Hushi and was granted the king of Kaifu. At the beginning of Qianming Dynasty, Emperor Xiaozhao usurped the throne and Yang Min was killed. Yang Min studied history books when he was young. At the age of 11, he read poems and changes, especially Zuo's spring and Autumn Annals. His father, Yang Jin, built a hut beside the bamboo forest in the courtyard for him to study alone. Yang Yu, the second brother of Yang Min's father, was highly valued by him. He said to others, "this little guy's baby teeth haven't fallen off yet. He's a thousand li foal in my family. Ten years later, he should gallop a thousand li away."

Chinese PinYin : jū chǐ wèi luò