like silk and cowhair
Cocoon, silk, ox hair, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Ji ǎ ns ī Ni ú m á o, which means to describe meticulous Kung Fu. It comes from the book of answering Wanchong's questions.
The origin of Idioms
Huang Zongxi of the Qing Dynasty wrote in his answer to Wanchong Zong's query: "my elder brother is skillful, and his heart is like this. It's not only that there is no such thing as juechen today, but also that it's not easy to be a Confucianist."
Idiom usage
My elder brother is very skillful, and his heart is like this. It's not only today's Wu juechen, but also early Confucianism! Answer to Wanchong's query by Huang Zongxi in Qing Dynasty
like silk and cowhair
get half the results with double the effort - lì bèi gōng bàn
follow suit without knowing why - ǎi rén kàn chǎng
make the gaudy swallows and orioles pale with envy - yàn dù yīng cán
untidy appearance with prisoner 's unkempt hair and unwashed face - qiú shǒu gòu miàn