make big investment for small returns(suí zhū tán què)

make big investment for small returns

The Chinese idiom Su í zh ū t á nqu è in pinyin means to play the bird with the night pearl. Metaphor is not worth the loss. It's from Chuang Tzu rang Wang.

Idiom explanation

Sui pearl: the night pearl in ancient legend, that is, the moon pearl of Sui marquis. Play the bird with the night pearl. Metaphor is not worth the loss.

The origin of Idioms

"Zhuangzi: let the king:" today, there are people here, with the Pearl of the Marquis of the Sui Dynasty, playing the bird of a thousand Ren, the world will laugh. What is it? It's heavy to use and light to want. "

Idiom usage

Feng Menglong * the first time of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty: "why should dogs be insulted?" You can't be hurt! "In Jin Gehong's baopuzi · Jiatun:" if you keep the Tao, you will be respected; if you win virtue, you will be valued; if you are a pearl or a sparrow in Sui Dynasty, you will not do it. " Zhang Juzheng of Ming Dynasty said in his book "no foreign affairs with Nan Tai Chang Yan Zhong": "in Sui Dynasty, it's ridiculous to catch sheep with a tiger."

Idiom story

When Lu AI Gong heard that Yan he was very wise, he sent someone to send him a gift to invite him out of the mountain. Poor Yan He is not affected. Chuang Tzu expressed his feelings on this matter. Yan he didn't want to be rich. He didn't welcome the rich gifts. Such a person is rare. And those who do not hesitate to sacrifice their lives to pursue wealth are just as unworthy as "taking the Pearl of the Marquis of the Sui Dynasty and playing the sparrow of a thousand Ren"

Chinese PinYin : suí zhū tán què