a school of silver carps moving down a stream

a school of silver carps moving down a stream

Crucian carp crossing the Yangtze River is a Chinese idiom, and its pinyin is "Gu Ji āī ngzhang ī J ì", which means that after the establishment of the Eastern Jin Dynasty in the south of the Yangtze River, the northern gentry came to the south of the Yangtze River one after another. At that time, it was said that "there were more famous people crossing the Yangtze River than crucian carp.". There are a lot of Metaphors about something fashionable. From two songs of Zhuxi birthday.

Idiom usage

As an object; describe many and confused. example looking at the crowd like crucian carp across the river with bright eyes, his face was full of disdain. ————"Through the city" by Zhu Zhenguo: Nowadays, there are many powerful and luxurious people swaggering through the city, but few of them are willing to be modest and strive for good character and beauty. Is it a pity?

The origin of Idioms

Liu Kezhuang of Song Dynasty wrote two songs on Zhuxi's birthday: "try to count the number of people who cross the river, who is better than xiweng."