sound of footsteps in a deserted valley -- rare , welcome appearance
In Chinese, Pinyin is k ō NGG ǔ Z ú y ī n, meaning to hear footsteps in the silent valley. It is difficult to get information, speech or visit. From the book of songs Xiaoya Baiju and Zhuangzi Xu Wugui.
Introduction to Idioms
I heard footsteps in the silent valley. A metaphor for a rare message, speech, or thing.
The origin of Idioms
In the book of songs, Xiaoya Baiju, "Jiaojiao Baiju is in that empty valley." In Chuang Tzu Xu Wu GUI: "I'm glad to hear people's foot sounds."
Idiom usage
For example, in Chuang Tzu, Xu Wugui, "if a man escapes from the void, he will lie on the path of a weasel and stagger into the void. He will be glad to hear the sound of his feet." "Notes of Yuewei thatched cottage" fortunately, it's hard to get a chance to meet a gentleman. It's a once-in-a-lifetime experience, so I'm willing to bear shame. (Volume 17 of Ji Yun, Qing Dynasty) in the preface to returning Puyang to Dai Yuanli, it is said that "the officials of later generations are derelict in their duties, so they are not proficient in their skills. It is gratifying that some people are able to conform to the ancient way here." (Song Lian of Ming Dynasty) "when you see that all the Aboriginal people are dressed in brown, no matter who is in silohangou, you can see one or two clothes and cloth, which is also like footnotes." (Li Yu of Qing Dynasty) "Rainbow 6 " Ms. Mei runs back sadly, but outside Zhang Yifang's room, she hears a voice inside. This made her happy like a foot in the air. " It is also called "empty valley sound". (Mao Dun) records of chastity hall "the poem of Bai Zhou has not been written for a long time. It's more than Fu Zhuang. I'd rather not hear the music of empty valley!" (Song Lian of Ming Dynasty) rizhilu. Jiujing "in Song Dynasty, it was the sound of an empty valley, but now it is extremely loud." (Gu Yanwu, Qing Dynasty)
Related words
Synonyms are rare, rare, and rare. Antonyms are numerous, numerous, and ubiquitous
Chinese PinYin : kōng gǔ zú yīn
sound of footsteps in a deserted valley -- rare , welcome appearance
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heat intense enough to melt stone and metals. shuò shí liú jīn
military orders are like a mountain. hào lìng rú shān
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employ incapable men instead of able men. huáng zhōng cháng qì