To introduce things by offering
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Tu ō w ù y ǐ NL è I, which means to refer to similar things to express one's own intention. It comes from the book of answering Huang Lu Zhi.
The origin of Idioms
Su Shi's answer to Huang Lu Zhi Shu of the Song Dynasty: "the two ancient styles are really the style of ancient poets, but Shi is not himself."
Analysis of Idioms
Synonym: to connect things with categories
Idiom usage
Used as a predicate or attributive; used in writing.
Chinese PinYin : tuō wù yǐn lèi
To introduce things by offering
A full man knows not a hungry man. bǎo hàn bù zhī è hàn jī
There is no gentleman in a hurry. shì jí wú jūn zǐ
patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned. xī shì níng rén
refuse to accept an honourable station and occupy a humble one. cí zūn jū bēi