A bell is buckled by an arrow(yǐ tíng kòu zhōng)

A bell is buckled by an arrow

It's a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is y ǐ t í NGK ò UZH ō ng, which means that there is a big gap between the two sides in their ability and learning. It's from Shi pin.

The origin of Idioms

In the Southern Dynasty, Liang Zhongrong's "poetry" Volume II: "white horse and Chen Sita as gifts, Wei Chang and business reciprocating, although the day with the bell, also can be leisurely and elegant."

Idiom usage

As a predicate or attributive; used of people

Chinese PinYin : yǐ tíng kòu zhōng