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The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is d à Bi à NRU à n è, which means that a person with real eloquence seems to be stupid on the surface; a person who is good at debating is prudent in speaking and does not show his edge. From Laozi.

Idiom explanation

Dull: slow language, not good at speaking.

The origin of Idioms

Chapter 45 of Lao Tzu: "be outspoken if you are bent, be skillful if you are clumsy, and be eloquent if you are slow."

Idiom usage

As an object or attribute, it refers to a person's calmness. examples eloquence is slow, and the official has a voice. It's the cashier. I'm Yu Rujing. Praise of Zizhou bureaucrats by Yang Jiong of Tang Dynasty