measure the sea with a ladle

measure the sea with a ladle

Chi Li measuring the sea is an idiom pronounced ch í L í C è h ǎ I, which means to measure the depth of the sea with a ladle. It refers to looking at profound things with shallow eyes.

explain

Li: gourd ladle, ancient bailing utensils. Measuring the depth of sea water with a ladle. It refers to looking at profound things with shallow eyes.

source

According to the biography of Dongfang Shuo in the book of Han Dynasty, we can see the sky from a perspective and the sea from a perspective

Examples

Du Fu of the Tang Dynasty wrote "twenty Rhymes for the king of Ruyang": "you hold Li to measure the sea, and you pour wine into it like a blanket."

usage

It has a derogatory meaning, which means that the method is not right.