the cowherd and the weaving maid lovers separated by the milky way -- husband and wife living apart
Niuxing Zhinv, a Chinese idiom, is Pinyin Ni ú x ī ngzh ī n ǚ, which means Niulang Zhinv. It comes from Nineteen Ancient Poems by Wu Mingshi of Han Dynasty.
Idiom usage
As the subject, the clause and the object, it refers to the couple who live in two places.
Analysis of Idioms
Cowherd and Weaver Girl
The origin of Idioms
Ten of the Nineteen Ancient Poems by Wu Mingshi of Han Dynasty: "far away Altair, Jiaojiao River, Han woman."
Idiom explanation
The Cowherd and the weaver girl.
Chinese PinYin : niú xīng zhī nǚ
the cowherd and the weaving maid lovers separated by the milky way -- husband and wife living apart
acclaim as the acme or perfection. tàn guān zhǐ yǐ
act in undue confidence of one 's own ability and look down upon others. fù cái ào wù