Making brocade with a knife

Making brocade with a knife

As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is C ā OD ā ozh ì J ǐ n, which means to be an official in politics. It comes from the tablet of Ren Jun, magistrate of Wenjiang County, Yizhou, written by Yang Jiong of Tang Dynasty.

Idiom usage

It points out that when you are in an official position, you can make brocade by playing the sword, which shows you great honor; when you play the piano, you can't go down to court, and you can hear about foreign politics.

Analysis of Idioms

A close synonym: a knife hurts a brocade

The origin of Idioms

Yang Jiong of Tang Dynasty wrote the tablet of Ren Jun, magistrate of Wenjiang County, Yizhou: "it really means that there are eight cardinals, three levels up and down

Idiom explanation

It is compared to being an official in politics.