Mixed rice salt
Miscellaneous rice salt, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is l í ngz á m ǐ y á n, which means to describe messy and trivial. It comes from Tianguan book in historical records.
The origin of Idioms
Sima Qian's tianguanshu in historical records of the Western Han Dynasty: "in modern times, the twelve princes and seven kingdoms' prime ministers followed the balance, while Gao, Tang, Gan and Shi discussed their books and biographies because of the current affairs, so they were regarded as salt."
Idiom usage
It is troublesome to describe the messy and trivial things.
Chinese PinYin : líng zá mǐ yán
Mixed rice salt
be as far removed as heaven from earth. pàn ruò yún ní
a man who loses position and influence may be subjected to much indignity. hǔ luò píng chuān
Chewing teeth and piercing gums. jiáo chǐ chuān yín
sharp eyes and agile hands or nimble fingers. yǎn jí shǒu kuài