in inches , in miles(zhǐ chǐ qiān lǐ)

in inches , in miles

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is "zh ǐ ch ǐ Qi ā NL ǐ", which means that although the distance is close, it is difficult to meet, as if it is far away. It comes from the biography of Xiao Ben in southern history.

Analysis of Idioms

Close at hand

The origin of Idioms

According to the biography of Xiao Ben in southern history, "if you can write and paint well, you can feel the distance of thousands of miles within a short distance of the mountains and rivers above the fan."

Idiom usage

It is a kind of compact style; it is used as subject, predicate and object; it describes things with rich content. In Yu Xuanji's "send to Zian across the Hanjiang River" in the Tang Dynasty, it is said that "affection is very close and far away The harm of Weishui is very close. In Song Dynasty, Su Shi's "He Gong Qiao" and in Tang Dynasty, Shi Yan's "Hou Hua Lu. Song Zhan Zi Qian" said: "you are good at pavilions, people and horses. You also grow far and near mountains and rivers In the draft of history of the Qing Dynasty, volume 504, biography of art 3, biography of Wang Hui, it is said that "when drawing a picture of a tour to the south, you can gather all the experts in the sea and dare not to write it. Huikou tells you how to teach it. It is so close that people can draw it separately." Ji Yun's notes of Yuewei thatched cottage, Volume 15, Part 1 of listening to it in vain, said: "every time I recall six or seven years, I am so close that I feel lost."

Chinese PinYin : zhǐ chǐ qiān lǐ