It's a lonely trick

It's a lonely trick

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is g ē ng ū J ì B á o, meaning lonely power and shallow intelligence. It comes from Shi Lang Bao Man CI Ge Shu by Bao Zhao of the Southern Dynasty.

Idiom usage

As a predicate or attributive; used of a person's situation

The origin of Idioms

Bao Zhao of the Southern Dynasty, Song Dynasty, wrote in his book Shi Lang Bao Man CI Ge Shu: "when the sun and Yan passed by, they lost their lives. They were not virtuous, and they were isolated and weak. They had to bear the burden of hardship with Feng Yan, and they had to bear the disease of thirst."

Idiom explanation

Power alone, intelligence shallow.