dumbstruck

dumbstruck

Dull as a wooden chicken, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is d ā IR ú m ù J ī, which means to stay like a wooden chicken; it describes the appearance of being stunned by fear or surprise. From Chuang Tzu Da Sheng.

The origin of Idioms

Chuang Tzu Da Sheng: "how many years. Although chickens sing, they have not changed. If they look like wooden chickens, they are virtuous. If they do not dare to respond, they will go instead. "

Idiom usage

As a predicate, adverbial, complement; inflexible. The soldiers and the rich men were all dead. --Lu Yanzhou's Liao Zhongkai Chapter 6 85

Idiom story

Sheng Zi domesticated cockfighting for King Xuan of Zhou. After ten days, King Xuan of Zhou asked, "is the chicken tamed?" Ji kuozi replied, "no, I'm proud and conceited with only a few skills now." Ten days later, King Zhou asked again and replied, "no, now its reaction is as fast as the sound of moving objects and shadows." Ten days later, King Xuan of Zhou asked again and replied, "no, it's very angry now." Ten days later, King Xuan of Zhou asked and replied, "almost. Although the other chickens call provocatively, they are indifferent. They look like wooden chickens. They have complete virtue and spirit. If they don't dare to fight, they turn around and run away. "