a sweet well dries early

a sweet well dries early

The Chinese idiom, G ā NJ ǐ ngxi ā NJI é in pinyin, means that the water in the sweet well is exhausted first, which means that the talented people tend to age early. From Zhuangzi Shanmu.

Idiom usage

As an object or attribute; used to enlighten

Analysis of Idioms

A synonym: Zhimu xiansha

The origin of Idioms

Chuang Tzu's Shanmu: "Zhimu is the first to be felled, Ganjing is the first to be exhausted."

Idiom explanation

The water in the sweet well is exhausted first. It means that talented people tend to age early.