Building along the road

Building along the road

Building along the road, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is d à ob à ngzhang à, which means something can't be successful. From the book of songs Xiaoya Xiaomin.

Idiom explanation

It's a metaphor for things that don't work.

The origin of Idioms

Xiaoya Xiaomin in the book of Songs: if you build a room in a way, you can't use it without success. Zheng xuanjian: if you build a room on the road, you can get people and do what they plan to do. The meaning of passers-by is different. Therefore, it is impossible to succeed. At that time, Mei Shiyu recommended Li Chengliang alone, which was not in accord with the intention of the parties. ——Li Zhi of Ming Dynasty

Idiom usage

It's formal; it's subject and object; it's derogatory.