Idle gulls and wild herons
The Chinese idiom Xi á n ō uy ě L ù in pinyin refers to a retired and idle person, or refers to a woman in an improper relationship between men and women. It's from water melody.
The origin of Idioms
"Shui Diao Ge tou" CI: "humble son life source, although idle gulls and wild herons, 15 degrees of the Yellow River."
Idiom usage
As subject, object, attribute; used in figurative sentences
Chinese PinYin : xián ōu yě lù
Idle gulls and wild herons
Specification of word contract. cí yuē zhǐ míng
keep on repeating at great length. lián piān lèi zhēn
remarkable in talent and quick in movement. gāo cái jié zú