shrewd at gnat and muddle at the key issue(xiǎo xiá dà chī)

shrewd at gnat and muddle at the key issue

Xiao Xia Da Chi is a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is Xi à oxi á D à ch à, which means that the small part is cunning and shrewd, while the big part is often confused and miscalculated. It comes from the article of sending the poor.

Idiom explanation

Cunning: clever and cunning.

The origin of Idioms

Han Yu, Tang Dynasty, said in his essay on sending poor people away: "it's foolish to drive me away."

Idiom usage

It is easy to show off.

Examples

Although the immortal family is full of officials, the world is small and crazy. The painting of Ge Xianweng's moving home by Chen Ji in Ming Dynasty

If you want to retreat from mediocrity and cunning, you will lose your country. History of Song Dynasty: biography of Chen Lianghan

Idiom story

During the Tang Dynasty, he ordered Han Yu to send the poor away on the last day of the first month. His so-called "poor ghosts" are poor in intelligence, learning, literature, life and communication. The Five ghosts immediately retorted, "if you know my name, whatever I do, drive me away. Life is a lifetime, how long is it? I will establish my son's name and never wear it down. "

Chinese PinYin : xiǎo xiá dà chī