make much ado about the gods
Playing with gods and ghosts, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is n ø nggu ǐ n ò ngsh é n, which means pretending to be ghosts and gods to deceive or intimidate others; it also refers to secretly playing tricks and cheating, playing tricks; it also means "playing with gods and ghosts." It comes from Jin Ping Mei CI Hua.
The origin of Idioms
The eighth chapter of "Jin Ping Mei CI Hua" written by Xiaosheng of Lanling in Ming Dynasty: "I went there today, and I was still in front of playing tricks on gods and ghosts."
Analysis of Idioms
Play with ghosts and gods
Idiom usage
Don't be fooled by the little monkey who plays tricks. The eleventh paragraph of Yang Shuo's three thousand li Jiang Shan
Chinese PinYin : nòng shén nòng guǐ
make much ado about the gods
as if sitting in the clouds and mists. rú zuò yún wù
change a fowling piece for a big gun. niǎo qiāng huàn pào
the dazzling human world with its myriad temptations. huā jǐn shì jiè
Swallow the charcoal and paint the body. tūn tàn qī shēn
adopt good advice from all quarters. bó cǎi zhòng yì