it is hard for the sun to shine upon the inside of an inverted basin
Raspberry is a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is f ù P é NN á nzh à o, which means there is no place to appeal. It's from baopuzi, an argumentation.
The origin of Idioms
Baopuzi Bianwen: "if the sun and the moon do not shine, and the sage does not know, how can it be said that there is no immortal in the world if the sage does not do it? It is the responsibility that the three lights do not shine within the basin."
Analysis of Idioms
Synonym: a raspberry
Idiom usage
I've known for a long time that it's hard to take care of a raspberry, and I've devoted all my life to it. Fortunately, when I meet the great Xia Gao Xian, if I'm pitied and give my hand, I'll die and live. The fifth chapter of the biography of Haodan
it is hard for the sun to shine upon the inside of an inverted basin
burn famous string instrument for fuel and cook crane for meat -- offense against culture - fén qín yù hè
keep one 's heart as hard as the nether millstone - xīn rú jiān shí