There's no magic in it

There's no magic in it

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is di ǎ NJ ī NW ú sh ù, which means there is no magic of turning iron into gold. There is no best way to raise money and solve poverty. It's the same as "there's no way to touch gold". It's from Gong Cheng Xin Ming Jin Chen Ji Shu.

Idiom explanation

There is no magic to turn iron into gold. There is no best way to raise money and solve poverty. It's the same as "there's no way to touch gold".

The origin of Idioms

Xu Guangqi of the Ming Dynasty wrote in his book Gongcheng Xinming Jinchen Jiwu Shu: "only the left side of the Liao Dynasty has a lot of money to pay, the Si Nong's hands are tied up, and the officials have to ask for more money one by one. It's really useless."

Idiom usage

Lack of ability to raise funds

Examples

Chapter 13 of Jing Hua Yuan written by Li Ruzhen in Qing Dynasty: "since my father was convicted, my mother's illness has come back, only Jiao Chou."