child(wǔ chǐ zhī tóng)

child

Children of five feet, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is w ǔ ch ǐ zh ī t ó ng, which means children under age. The ancient ruler is short, so it is called. It comes from Mencius tengwen.

Analysis of Idioms

Synonym: wuchizi, wuchizhitong

The origin of Idioms

"Mencius tengwen childe:" from Xu Zi's way, then the market price is not two, there is no false state; although the five foot child is suitable for the market, do not deceive. "

Idiom usage

My wife is serious in running the family and has a good command of frost. There are no children who answer the door. They are twelve or thirteen years old and dare not enter the middle hall without calling. The second discount of the first book of the romance of the Western chamber by Wang Shifu in Yuan Dynasty.

Chinese PinYin : wǔ chǐ zhī tóng