On jade

On jade

Jianjia Yiyu, pronounced Ji ā NJI ā y ǐ y ù, is a Chinese idiom, which means to compare two people who are very different in appearance.

explain

Jianjia: a new reed. Yu: fairy tree. The reed leans on the fairy tree. (1) it refers to two people who are very different in character and appearance. (2) it refers to a person of humble status attached to a noble person. Also known as "Jianjia on Yushu", "Jianjia"

Separate interpretation

Jianjia: 1. Reed. It refers to the weak and humble. (1) Liu Yiqing of the Southern Song Dynasty wrote a new account of the world. Rong Zhi: "Mao, the younger brother of emperor Wei Ming's envoy, once sat with Xia Hou Xuan. At that time, people called Jianjia leaning on Yushu.". "In this case, the two people's character and appearance are extremely incompatible. Later, "Yiyu" was used to refer to those who were high or attached to sages.