Chapter by chapter
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is f ē nzh ā NGX ī J ù, which means to carve and refine articles. From Xie Shenzheng Qi.
The origin of Idioms
"Xie Shenzheng Qi" written by Lu You of Song Dynasty: "he is extremely incompetent, but he is not so stupid. He divides his sentences into chapters and phrases under the pengshu urn."
Idiom usage
As a predicate or object; used in composition, etc.
Chapter by chapter
cruelly oppress and exploit the common people - yú ròu bǎi xìng
The dike of a thousand miles is destroyed by the ant nest - qiān lǐ zhī dī,huǐ yú yǐ xué
women who died in defence of their honour - sān zhēn wǔ liè
burn books and bury the literati in pits - fán shū kēng rú