Bamboo and cypress(zhú bǎi yì xīn)

Bamboo and cypress

Zhubai Yixin is a Chinese idiom. Its pinyin is zh ú B ǎ iy ì x ī n, which means different aspirations or different appearances. It comes from the book of songs of Chu, Dongfang Shuo, Qijian Chufang.

The origin of Idioms

"Chuci · dongfangshuo's" seven remonstrations · Chufang "says," who knows it's not right? It's like the difference between bamboo and cypress. " Wang Yi's note: "the heart of bamboo is empty, and Qu Yuan's ambition is clear; the heart of cypress is solid, and he uses it to describe the emperor. If one's nature is moral, but the monarch is closed, one's ambition is incompatible, and one's mind is different from that of bamboo and cypress. "

Idiom usage

As an object or attribute; used in figurative sentences. Examples: Zhang Heng, Tong Li, Cai Yong are refined and elegant. They are well versed in literature and history. When they see each other from other generations, they share the same loyalty with each other. They are both precious in quality. Literary mind and Carving Dragons: talent strategy by Liang and Liu Xie in the Southern Dynasties

Chinese PinYin : zhú bǎi yì xīn