Jifu salt cart
Jifu salt cart, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is j ì f ú y á NCH ē, which means let the horse drive the salt cart; it refers to the improper use of talents. It comes from the sixth chapter of Chu CE in the Warring States period.
The origin of Idioms
"Chu CE VI of Warring States strategy:" the teeth of the horse came, and he took the salt cart and went on the journey. His hooves were bent and his knees were broken, and his tail was broken. He poured the water on the ground, and exchanged with Bai Han. He was delayed in Osaka, but he couldn't go up. "
Idiom usage
It refers to the lack of talent. Example: it's not love to serve a horse, but it's light and fat in Phoenix. Song · Huang Tingjian's Ci Yun Chao Bu Zhi Liao Zheng Yi's poem
Jifu salt cart
feast the revelry all night long - cháng yè zhī yǐn
weigh up one thing against another - quán héng qīng zhòng
women who act and talk like a man - jīn guó xū méi