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The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is g ā nqu á Nb ì Ji é, which means that the sweet spring will dry up. It refers to the talented people who suffer more and tend to age prematurely. It comes from yizhoushu · zhouzhujie.

Idiom usage

As an object or attribute; used in figurative sentences

Analysis of Idioms

Synonyms: Ganjing first, Zhimu first

The origin of Idioms

"Yizhoushu · zhouzhujie" said: "fat pig will cook, sweet spring will exhaust, straight wood will cut."

Idiom explanation

Sweet spring: the spring of sweet water. Exhausted: exhausted. The sweet spring will dry up. It refers to a person of ability who suffers a lot and tends to age early. It is the same as "Gan Jing Xian Jie".