The teeth are few and the spirit is sharp
As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is ch ǐ sh ǎ OQ ì Ru ì, which means to be young and enterprising. From the book of reply.
Idiom explanation
Less teeth: young.
The origin of Idioms
In Wang Yucheng's answer to Ding Yu in Song Dynasty, "I have the name of being upright and upright. He is jealous of evil, but it is also natural for him to be virtuous and unworthy. And he has a few teeth, a strong spirit, and the courage to set things up
Idiom usage
As a predicate or attributive; used of young people.
The teeth are few and the spirit is sharp
when the clouds part , one sees the sun - yún kāi wù sàn
make things worse by repeated delays - yī wù zài wù
heroically fight the enemy to distinguish oneself in action - shā dí zhì guǒ