East and West
As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is d ō ngli á NGX ī sh é, which means that it is inevitable to lose money when it comes to input and output. It comes from the story of Pipa · Yicang relief by Gao Ming of Ming Dynasty.
The origin of Idioms
In the story of Pipa · Yicang relief written by Gao Ming of Ming Dynasty, it is said that "Xianggong, villain can't recruit, since ancient times: it's hard to teach villain to compensate."
Idiom usage
Used as an object or attribute; used in writing
East and West
all the children of the yellow emperor - yán huáng zǐ sūn
lofty ridges and towering mountains - chóng shān jùn lǐng
change a fowling piece for a big gun - niǎo qiāng huàn pào
catch somebody unprepared - chū qí bù yì,gōng qí bù bèi