lash the waves
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is ch à UD à ODU à nshu à, meaning to draw a knife to cut off the running water. Metaphor is useless, but it will accelerate the development of the situation. It comes from Shuyun, a farewell letter to Xie Tiao Lou in Xuanzhou.
Idiom explanation
Draw the knife: draw the knife. Water: running water. Draw out the knife to cut off the running water. Metaphor is useless, but it will accelerate the development of the situation.
The origin of Idioms
Li Bai of Tang Dynasty wrote in farewell to Shuyun at xietiaolou in Xuanzhou: "a knife cuts off the water, but the water flows more, and a glass is raised to dispel the sorrow."
Idiom usage
Be an object, subject, attribute
lash the waves
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