acknowledge the superiority of
Xiang ruoertan, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Xi à ngru à é RT à n, which means that it is a metaphor to admire the wise, but to sigh that it is inferior. From Chuang Tzu autumn water.
Idiom explanation
It is a metaphor to convince the wise, but to sigh that it is not as good as it is.
The origin of Idioms
Chuang Tzu autumn water: "as for the North Sea, when you look to the East, you can't see the end of the water. So Yan Hebo began to turn his face, looked at the ocean, and sighed:" the North Sea is a beautiful place Now I see that it's hard to be poor, but I'm not as poor as I am. "
Discrimination of words
words whose meaning is similar
It's not as good as self pity
Word usage
It's not as good as self lament
Chinese PinYin : xiàng ruò ér tàn
acknowledge the superiority of
To cover one's eyes and eyebrows. shān yǎn pū méi
hide one 's candle under a bushel. fēng máng bù lù
strength for binding a chicken. fù jī zhī lì
investigate the hidden mysteries of things. tàn yōu suǒ yǐn