be able to penetrate deeply into all things(shuǐ jīng dēng lóng)

be able to penetrate deeply into all things

Shuijingdenglong is a Chinese idiom. Its pinyin is Shu ǐ J ī NGD ē NGL ó ng, which means people who can see right and wrong when they are in trouble. It comes from the supplement to Dongzhai chronicles by fan Zhen of Song Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

In the supplement to Dongzhai chronicles written by fan Zhen of Song Dynasty, it is said that "Liu suidai system is the general judge of Chengdu, which is strict and clear, and people call it shuijingdeng."

Idiom usage

His nickname is "water crystal lantern"

Idiom story

Later, Renzong succeeded to the throne. When he was young, he was in power by the Empress Dowager. After the emperor came of age, the Empress Dowager still had great influence on the government. However, Liu Sui reported everything directly to the emperor and never went to the Empress Dowager to please him. In her anger, the Empress Dowager forced the emperor to demote Liu Sui to Shu County as an official. Although he was demoted, Liu Sui's straightforward temper is still the same, one is one, two is two. At this time, he got a nickname in Shu County, which was called shuijingdeng. The lantern is made of crystal. It's transparent. There's a candle on the inside. You can see it clearly on the outside. You can know what's inside and what's outside.

Chinese PinYin : shuǐ jīng dēng lóng