Measuring the river with a finger

Measuring the river with a finger

Measuring the river with fingers is an idiom, which means measuring the depth of the river with fingers. Metaphor can't achieve the purpose. It comes from Xunzi's "Xunzi's persuasion of learning": "it's impossible to get it if we don't do the law and the constitution, but if we take poetry and books as examples, we can't get it

Idiom explanation

Explain how to measure the depth of the river with your fingers. Metaphor can't achieve the purpose.

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. "

Idiom usage

As an object or attribute; used in figurative sentences

Discrimination of words

The synonyms of Yige Chongshu and Yizhe canteen