To make a mistake

To make a mistake

In Chinese, Pinyin is B á sh í sh ī w ǔ, which means to select talents and lose half of them. It comes from the biography of Pang Tong.

Idiom explanation

It refers to the selection of talents and losing half of them.

The origin of Idioms

Pang Tong Zhuan, a Shu Shu book in the Three Kingdoms, says, "if you lose ten or five, you will get half of it. You can respect the number of generations and encourage those who have a will to do so."

Analysis of Idioms

Antonym: ten to five.

Idiom usage

As predicate and object, it is used to select talents.

Examples

Zhao Rui of the Tang Dynasty wrote in the book of anti classic: right and wrong: "today, if you have lost ten or five points, you will get half of them. You can respect Dai Jiao and encourage those who are willing to do so."