A bird's nest in dry wood
Mu Gan Niao Qi, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is m ù g à NNI ǎ OQ ī, which means that birds perch on trees and never leave until the trees are dry. It's a metaphor for perseverance. It comes from the spring and Autumn Annals of Yanzi.
The origin of Idioms
In Yanzi Chunqiu waipian written by Yan Ying in the spring and Autumn period of Qi Dynasty, it is said that "the body dares not eat and drink, holds the yuan and holds the Yao, lives on dry wood and birds, and hides the flesh and bones."
Idiom usage
As an object or attribute, it refers to a firm will
Chinese PinYin : mù gàn niǎo qī
A bird's nest in dry wood
cover up the eyes and ears of others. zhē rén ěr mù
like the palm of one 's own hand. làn rú zhǐ zhǎng
Mutual restraint and mutual aid. xiāng kè xiāng jì
homeless and wandering from place to place. liú lí diān dùn
give the wrongdoer a way out. wǎng kāi yī miàn