the truth about a person or a matter(lú shān zhēn miàn)

the truth about a person or a matter

Lushan Zhenmian, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is l ú sh à nzh à NMI à n, which means to describe the truth or true appearance of things. It comes from the preface to Du Shi Jing Quan by Yang Lun of Qing Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

In the preface to Du Shi Jing Quan written by Yang Lun in Qing Dynasty, it is said that "the so-called person who turns the flame of ten thousand feet into a hundred heavy clouds will never see the true face of Lushan Mountain without destroying the frame and clearing it."

Idiom story

Lushan Mountain is named after kuangsu Jielu, a famous scholar in the period of King Wu of Zhou Dynasty. It faces the river on three sides. The mountain is magnificent with beautiful scenery. It's near the river, near the water, and on the mountain, there is misty smoke, so it's hard for people to see its true appearance. Su Shi wrote the title of Xilin wall: "it looks like a peak on both sides of the mountain, and the distance is different. I don't know the true face of Lushan Mountain. It's only because I'm in the mountain. "

Idiom usage

As an object or attribute, it refers to the truth of things. example it can be seen as a peak on the side of a ridge, with different heights. I don't know the true face of Lushan Mountain, only because I am in the mountain. Song Sushi's poem on Xilin wall

Chinese PinYin : lú shān zhēn miàn