A snake in the knee
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is x ī y ǔ sh é x í ng, which means kneeling and walking on the ground. I'm afraid of it. From the biography of Xu Wenchang by Yuan Hongdao of Ming Dynasty.
The origin of Idioms
In the biography of Xu Wenchang written by Yuan Hongdao of Ming Dynasty, it is said that "when the Duke was in charge of several frontier soldiers, he was powerful in the southeast, and he did not dare to raise his head."
Idiom usage
Used as an object or attribute; used in writing
Chinese PinYin : xī yǔ shé xíng
A snake in the knee
losers are always in the wrong. chéng wáng bài kòu
Be content with one's heart. xiàng xīn chēng yì
alternating between negative and positive. yīn yáng jiāo cuò
wrinkled skin and white hair -- advanced in age. jī pí hè fà