measure the sea with a ladle(yǐ lǐ cè hǎi)

measure the sea with a ladle

Measuring the sea with Li, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y ǐ L í C è h ǎ I, which means measuring the sea with shells. Metaphor observation and understanding is very narrow and one-sided. It's from the difficult answer to customers.

Idiom explanation

Li: ladles made of shells. Measure the sea with shells. Metaphor observation and understanding is very narrow and one-sided.

Idioms and allusions

In the biography of Dongfang Shuo (Volume 65 of the book of Han), "in today's life, a scholar has no disciples, but he lives alone. He looks at Xu you from the top, observes and receives public opinions from the bottom, shares his loyalty with Fan Li, and is loyal to Zixu. The world is peaceful, and he supports righteousness. He has few friends and disciples, so he is suitable. Why do he doubt me? Ruo Fuyan's use of Yue Yi, Qin's Ren Lisi, Li Shiqi's lower Qi, said that the line is like flow, Qu Cong is like a ring, if you want, the achievement is like a hill, the sea is determined, and the country is safe. It's the right time to meet it. Why is the son so evil? The saying goes, "look at the sky from a tube, measure the sea from a Li, and strike the bell from a bell." how can we understand its coherence, study its literature and make its sound! You are the one to watch, for example, a shrew attacking a dog, a lone dolphin attacking a tiger, and a cat sweeping the ear. What is the merit? Today, I am a fool rather than a scholar. Although I want to be free from difficulties, I have no choice but to do so. This is enough to show that I don't know how to change my mind and end up on the road. "

The origin of Idioms

Dong Fangshuo's answer to guest's difficulties in Han Dynasty: "to see the sky from a perspective, to see the sea from a perspective."

Analysis of Idioms

Synonym: looking at the sky from a well, looking at the sky from a perspective; antonym: eclectic, broad and profound

Idiom usage

It has a derogatory meaning

Chinese PinYin : yǐ lǐ cè hǎi