to be resourceful

to be resourceful

Long sleeves are good at dancing, a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is ch á ngxi ù sh à NW ǔ, which means long sleeves are good for dancing. It is easy to succeed if you have something to rely on. Later, he describes a person who is rich and can play tricks, who is good at drilling and can walk the road. It's from Han Feizi five beetles.

The origin of Idioms

"Han Feizi · five beetles": "good at dancing with long sleeves, good at getting rich."

Idiom usage

Subject predicate; predicate; description is good at drilling camp. Li Chunshan, a group of famous officials at that time, even the king of alcohol, was flattered by him. Gao Yang's the history of the palace of the Qing Dynasty (Volume I)

Idioms and allusions

During the Warring States period, fan Ju, who was born in the state of Wei, became the Prime Minister of the state of Qin, which was highly appreciated by King Zhao of Qin. Cai Ze of the state of Yan called on fan Ju in the state of Qin, and advised him to retreat bravely. Fan Ju introduced him to Queen Qin Zhao, and then he retired bravely. Sima Qian sighed, "people with long sleeves are good at dancing, and rich people can do business."