A teapot with a cone
A Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y ǐ Zhu ī C ā NH ú, which means to eat with an awl in a pot. Metaphor can't achieve the purpose. It comes from Xunzi's persuasion.
The origin of Idioms
"Xunzi's persuasion of learning:" if we don't do the rites and constitutions, we should take poetry and books as examples. For example, we can't get them by measuring the river, Chongshu and Zhuo. "
Analysis of Idioms
Synonyms: measuring the river with a finger, measuring the millet with a finger
Idiom usage
As an object or attribute; used in figurative sentences
Chinese PinYin : yǐ zhuī cān hú
A teapot with a cone
show love and respect as good brothers should. xiōng yǒu dì gōng
It's hard to get rid of useless things. wǎng wù nán xiāo
use a stone as a pillow and rinse one 's mouth by means of stream - water -- living in seclusion. zhěn shí shù liú
How can you let others snore beside your bed. wò tà zhī páng,qǐ róng tā rén hān shuì