newborn calf

newborn calf

Newborn calf, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is ch ū sh ē ngzh ī D ú, which means a newborn calf. It refers to a simple or brave young man. It comes from Zhuangzi's journey to the North written by Zhuangzi in the pre Qin period.

The origin of Idioms

Zhuangzi zhibeiyou written by Zhuangzi in pre Qin and Zhou Dynasties: "virtue is your beauty, Tao is your residence, and your pupil is like a newborn calf without seeking its reason."

Analysis of Idioms

A newborn is not afraid of tigers

Idiom usage

I think you two are really brave! Cantonese Opera soushuyuan

Idiom story

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Liu Bei took advantage of the contradiction between Cao Cao and Sun Quan and ordered Guan Yu to lead his army northward to attack Xiangyang and Fancheng. Cao Cao sent Cao Ren to lead the troops and was defeated by Guan Yu's general Liao Hua. Pound led his army to fight Guan Yu. It was hard for both sides to decide. Guan Yu said to his subordinates that pound was a newborn calf, not afraid of tigers, and he had to use tricks to subdue him.