all sorts of occupations
Thirty six lines, Chinese idioms, Pinyin is s ā NSH í Li ù h á ng, the old general name for all walks of life. It's from Yu Tiao tou.
The origin of Idioms
Li Yu's "jade scratching head" in Qing Dynasty: "thirty six lines, lines are jealous."
Idiom usage
It refers to all walks of life. Examples thirty six walkers have different occupations. Xu Ke's Qingbai notes, agricultural and commercial notes
Chinese PinYin : sān shí liù háng
all sorts of occupations
The river and the sea are not against the current. jiāng hǎi bù nì xiǎo liú
know the flavour of sth. by taking one sample. cháng dǐng yī luán