slow-witted(míng wán bù líng)

slow-witted

Indomitable, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is m í NGW á Nb ù L í ng, describes ignorance. It comes from Han Yu's sacrifice to crocodile in Tang Dynasty.

Idiom usage

As predicate, object and attribute. [example] ~ despise Wang Zhang, be ruthless, greedy and wild. Ye tingguan, Qing Dynasty

Analysis of Idioms

It's stupid and insensitive; it's sharp and resourceful. [Tongyun CI] there are three kinds of things: fighting against injustice, defending oneself against injustice, being in the middle of the stream, having a broad meaning, not practicing words, flying geese and fish tails, passing on emotions, using virtuous talents and eight immortals to cross the sea

Idiom story

Han Yu, a great writer of the Tang Dynasty, was demoted to Chaozhou as an assassin because he offended Tang Xianzong with Jian Ying Biao. After he took office, he heard that there were water scorpions in the local evil stream, so he wrote an article to warn water scorpions to move to the South China Sea within 6 days. If you continue to be stubborn, you will be killed, just as a rainstorm drove away the weak water scorpion.

Analysis of Idioms

[synonym] stupidity and [antonym] wisdom

Chinese PinYin : míng wán bù líng