To drink a mole(yǐn hé yǎn shǔ)

To drink a mole

Yinhe mole, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y ǐ NH é y ǎ NSH ǔ, which means to refer to a person who has a very limited need or income. It's from Chuang Tzu's xiaoyaoyou.

Idiom explanation

Metaphor refers to a person who has a very limited need or income.

The origin of Idioms

Language out of "Zhuangzi xiaoyaoyou": "yanhuyinhe, but full." Li Changqi of Ming Dynasty wrote in the story of flowers and candles in Dongtian: "when you drink a river mole, you will feel ashamed to fill your stomach, but when you drink a river mole, you will feel ashamed to enjoy it.

Idiom usage

As an object or attribute; used in figurative sentences. By the river of human wisdom, everyone is just like a mole drinking the river. Qin Mu's lyric on the altar of state.

Chinese PinYin : yǐn hé yǎn shǔ