drag in all sorts of irrelevant matters

drag in all sorts of irrelevant matters

Dongla Xicha, a Chinese idiom, is pronounced D ō NGL ā x ī ch ě. It means "dongku Yiyan" and "xiku Yiyu". It is used to describe disorderly speaking or writing. It also refers to collecting information from various places. From a dream of Red Mansions.

Notes on Idioms

1. A word from the East and a word from the West. To describe a disorderly speech or writing. It means to get it from everywhere.

The origin of Idioms

The eighty second chapter of a dream of Red Mansions written by Cao Xueqin in the Qing Dynasty: "there is a kind of ridiculous feeling that there is nothing in the stomach. It makes people think that it is rich and profound."

Idiom usage

For example, in school, everyone can go straight in and have nothing to talk about. It's a nuisance to talk about and sit around. (Lu Xun's book of two places, 1993)