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out of the ordinary

The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Du ó x í t á NJ ī ng, which means that people are crushed in a debate. It comes from the biography of Dai Ping in the book of the later Han Dynasty.

Idiom explanation

Seize: seize; seat: seat.

The origin of Idioms

In the biography of Dai Ping in the book of the later Han Dynasty written by Fan Ye in the Southern Dynasty, it is said that "the emperor made it more difficult for the officials who could speak the classics to question each other, and those who were unable to understand the meaning of the classics, and those who were willing to seize their seats to benefit others, sat down again for more than 50 seats.

Idiom usage

It is used as predicate and attributive; it is used as metaphor to crush people in debate.