Under the nose(niú kǒu zhī xià)

Under the nose

It comes from the biography of Shang Jun in historical records: "my husband, Doctor Wu, is my humble friend of Jing. After hearing about the wisdom of Duke Miao of Qin Dynasty, he saw that he had no capital to do so. He congee with Qin guests and was eaten by brown cattle. In this period, Miao gongzhi raised it under the ox's mouth, and in addition to the common people, the state of Qin did not dare to look at it. " "Lu's spring and Autumn Annals · Ju Nan" also contains the story of Ning Qi's rice cattle being appreciated by Duke Huan of Qi.

Under the tongue

[Pinyin] Ni ú K ǒ zh ī Xi à

Borrowing refers to humble status. Later, "under the mouth of ox" and "under the mouth of ox" refer to the humble status.

[source] biography of Shangjun in historical records: "the husband, Doctor Wu, is my humble friend of Jing. After hearing about the wisdom of Duke Miao of Qin Dynasty, he saw that he had no capital to do so. He congee with Qin guests and was eaten by brown cattle. In this period, Miao gongzhi raised it under the ox's mouth, and in addition to the common people, the state of Qin did not dare to look at it. " "Lu's spring and Autumn Annals · Ju Nan" also contains the story of Ning Qi's rice cattle being appreciated by Duke Huan of Qi.

[example] the emperor of Ming Dynasty was diligent in recruiting talents They may be put on top of the bureaucrats, or they may be lifted out of the shackles and placed on top of the country. "Baopuzi · Mingshi" by Ge Hong in Jin Dynasty

Chinese PinYin : niú kǒu zhī xià