A few meters measure wood(shǔ mǐ ér chái)

A few meters measure wood

It is a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is sh ǔ m ǐ é RCH á I, which means to care too much about trivial things and also to describe life in distress. It comes from the warning of the world by Feng Menglong of Ming Dynasty.

Idiom usage

It refers to living in poverty

Examples

Because of this, there is a division of religion; in the world, there is also a collection of Junyan; in addition to a few meters of firewood, there is a unique economy.

Analysis of Idioms

Cooking with rice

The origin of Idioms

The fifth volume of Feng Menglong's "warning of the world" in Ming Dynasty: "accumulating wealth and gathering grain, the day is too busy to give. It's really a matter of cooking with a few rice

Idiom explanation

It is a metaphor for overemphasizing trivial matters. It also describes life in distress.

Chinese PinYin : shǔ mǐ ér chái