extramarital relations

extramarital relations

Pheasant, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Ji ā J ī y ě zh ì, which means that Jin Gengyi compares his calligraphy to pheasant, and Wang Xizhi's calligraphy to pheasant, so as to show that he is cheap and expensive, and also refers to calligraphy and painting with different styles. It comes from the book of Jin Zhongxing written by he Fasheng of Jin Dynasty.

Idiom usage

There is no need to compare pheasants and pheasants. Autumn chrysanthemums and spring orchids are different.

Analysis of Idioms

Domestic chicken and wild duck

The origin of Idioms

The seventh volume of Jin Zhong Xing Shu written by he Fasheng of Jin Dynasty: "in Jingzhou and the capital, it is said that children are cheap, dislike domestic chickens, and love wild pheasants. They all enter into yishaoshu, so we must return them, and we should compare them."

Idiom explanation

Pheasant: pheasant. The original meaning is that Jin Gengyi compared his calligraphy to domestic chicken, and Wang Xizhi's calligraphy to wild chicken, in order to show the low near and the high far. It also refers to calligraphy and painting with different styles.

Idiom story

Yu Yi, a military general of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, is as good at calligraphy as Wang Xizhi. When he saw that his son and nephew did not learn his calligraphy but Wang Xizhi's, he was very dissatisfied. He said that his son and nephew did not love domestic chickens and liked wild chickens, so they had to compare with Wang Xizhi. Later, when he saw one of Wang Xizhi's calligraphy works, he was convinced.