the feather is not yet fully grown(yǔ máo wèi fēng)

the feather is not yet fully grown

In Chinese, Pinyin is y ǔ m á ow è if ē ng, which means that the feathers of a bird are not fully grown. It means that it is not mature or powerful enough. It comes from Qin CE Yi.

Notes on Idioms

Feng: plump.

The origin of Idioms

In the Western Han Dynasty, Liu Xiang's "Warring States strategy - Qin CE 1", the king of Qin said: "few people have heard of it. If you don't have plump hair, you can't fly high."

Analysis of Idioms

Synonyms: immature, young, not deep in the world Antonyms: plump, strong troops, the country is rich and the people are strong

Idiom usage

Subject predicate; predicate, attribute, complement; derogatory. example but this is like the saying that "China and Japan are friendly, live and prosper together." from the perspective of the fledgling proletariat, it is a kind of deception. ——Lu Xun's "hard translation" of erxinji and "class nature of literature"

Idiom story

Su Qin, a native of Luoyang in the Warring States period, studied argumentation strategies from Gui GuZi, a wise man, when he was young. After his study, he traveled around the world, hoping that one day his strategy of governing the country would be accepted by the kings. Qin is a big country in the West. Relying on the favorable geographical environment, the development of agriculture, national strength gradually strong. But at that time, the real country could not compete with other big powers. The purpose of Su Shouqin's trip to the state of Qin is to persuade the king of Qin to unite with some countries to the east of Hanguguan and compete with other national alliances. But king Hui of Qin didn't listen to his advice. Instead, he said, "our state of Qin is like a bird whose feathers haven't fully grown. If we want to spread our wings, we can't. Sir, I appreciate your coming all the way here to enlighten me. As for the matter of seeking hegemony and fighting for the emperor, I hope to listen to your opinions at an appropriate time in the future. " He spent all his money in the state of Qin and wrote to the emperor more than ten times, but he still didn't persuade him. Su Tai had no choice but to leave the state of Qin and go home. At this time, Su Qin was just like a fledgling bird, unable to fly on the turbulent political stage.

Chinese PinYin : yǔ máo wèi fēng