call black white(niú jì tóng cáo)
call black white
The Chinese idiom, Ni ú J ì t ó NGC á o in pinyin, means that cattle and horses eat in the same trough. It refers to the distinction between the wise and the foolish. It comes from Yilin Shengzhi Xiaozhu.
The origin of Idioms
Jiao Gan's Yilin Shengzhi Xiaozhu in Han Dynasty said: "if the cattle and the horses are in the same trough, the Guo family will die."
Analysis of Idioms
Close synonym: Niu Ji tongzao, Niu Ji gonglao
Idiom usage
It refers to both the wise and the foolish
Chinese PinYin : niú jì tóng cáo
call black white
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