Listen to the sound with your bones

Listen to the sound with your bones

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Chu ā Ig ǔ t ī ngsh ē ng, meaning originally refers to one of the old phase method, not its face, but touch its bones, listen to its voice, to judge the high and low, later used as a metaphor far fetched, arbitrary judgment. It's from the Song Dynasty Peng Cheng's Mo Ke Hua Xi.

Idiom usage

Because of my book, I can see the origin of the rhyme, but I can't understand it.

The origin of Idioms

Peng Cheng of Song Dynasty's "the ink man waving the rhinoceros" Volume I: "there are also paintings that you can watch and touch with your hands. It is said that the best painting is the one that means the color but does not imply the meaning. This is also a lesson from the ear, which is called "listening to the sound through the bones."

Idiom explanation

It originally refers to a kind of old phase method. Not face to face, but touch its bones, listen to its voice, in order to judge the high and low. Later, it is used as a metaphor for far fetched and arbitrary judgment.