Shoes bow and socks are shallow
Shoes bow and socks shallow, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Xi é g à NGW à Qi à n, meaning the old women's feet. It's from Li Yu's "spare time, spare time, exercise" in Qing Dynasty.
Idiom explanation
Of old women's little feet. It's the same as "shoes bow and socks small".
The origin of Idioms
Li Yu of Qing Dynasty attached the revised edition of "Pipa Ji · looking for husband" to his "casual love · exercise": "Gu Bu's shoes and socks are shallow; he can't afford to show himself in public, but he is not playing Pipa by hand. He wants to tell his heart."
Idiom usage
It is used as object and attributive to describe women.
Chinese PinYin : xié gōng wà qiǎn
Shoes bow and socks are shallow
precious pearl in the ancient legend. suí hóu zhī zhū
economize on food and clothing. suō yī jié shí
the broken stem of a floating duckweed -- wandering about. duàn gěng fú píng