Subtle influence
The Chinese idiom, Pinyin, is Qi á NY í m ò y ù n, which means to transfer or change naturally without revealing any trace. It comes from the biography of Li Dongyang in the history of Ming Dynasty.
Idioms and allusions
It comes from the biography of Li Dongyang in the history of Ming Dynasty: "it exerts subtle influence, preserves the good, protects the world's Yin, and most of the noble scholars are not."
Discrimination of words
Usage: used as predicate and attributive; used in written language
Chinese PinYin : qián yí mò yùn
Subtle influence
make a concealed reference to sth.. dào dōng shuō xī
with scornful words and jeering smiles. xuè làng xiào áo