Pincers without fish

Pincers without fish

Pinyin is t á NJI á w ú y ú, a Chinese idiom, which means to be in a difficult situation and ask for help. It comes from the fourth chapter of Qi CE in the Warring States period.

Idiom usage

I'm sorry to hear the rain at night. The story of Hongfu: the journey of heroes by Zhang Fengyi in Ming Dynasty

The origin of Idioms

In the fourth chapter of the Warring States period, it is said that "the Qi people have Feng Yuan, who is poor and can't survive by himself, so they belong to mengchang, and are willing to live under the door Living in an area of a hectare, he leaned on a pillar to play his sword. The Song said: "is the long clip coming back? There is no fish to eat!"

Idiom story

During the Warring States period, there were thousands of Mencius in the state of Qi. He divided them into three classes: the first class had meat to eat, the second class had cars to go out, the second class had fish to eat, and the third class had only vegetables. Feng Yuan belongs to the inferior door guest. He leans on the gatepost to fence and complains that there is no fish to eat. Mengchang promoted him to a middle-class disciple. He complained that there was no car, and then he was promoted to the top class, which helped Mencius.