Wall grinding(miàn bì mó zhuān)
Wall grinding
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is mi à Nb à m ó Zhu à n, which means that things can't succeed. It comes from the biography of Jingde, master huairang of Nanyue.
Idiom usage
Used as an object or attribute; used in dealing with affairs. Example it was a common practice of the ancients to grind bricks on the face of the wall, although those who waited for the hare to reach the goal did not do so. Chen Shidao, Song Dynasty
Analysis of Idioms
[rhyme words] there is no Mount Tai, ants move Mount Tai, weishian, guangxiaxizhan, zhulieyiguan, neighbors are restless, covetous, flirting, digging for heaven, xiaoyanzhan
The origin of Idioms
During the Kaiyuan period, there was a monk who lived in a monastery and passed on to the court. He used to meditate every day. He took a brick and ground it on the stone in front of the monastery. One said, "what does a teacher do?" The teacher said, "grind the mirror." One said: "how can grinding bricks become a mirror evil?" (the teacher said), "do you have to be a Buddha in meditation?" Biography of Jingde: Master huairang of Nanyue
Idiom story
During the Kaiyuan period of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty, there was a monk named Daoyi who lived in the court. He often meditated on the wall and practiced magic. When his Zen master saw that his cultivation was wrong, he took a brick and ground it on the big stone in front of the nunnery. When Daoyi asked him why he wanted to do this, the Zen master said to grind it as a mirror. Daoyi said: "how can grinding bricks become a mirror evil?" Zen master said, "can you be a Buddha in meditation?"
Chinese PinYin : miàn bì mó zhuān
Wall grinding
