The arrow pierces the goose's beak
Arrow pierces wild goose's beak, a Chinese idiom. The Pinyin is Ji à NCHU à NY à nzu à, which means not to speak. From the water margin by Shi Naian of Ming Dynasty.
Idiom usage
As an object or attribute; used in figurative sentences
Analysis of Idioms
The arrow pierces the mouth of a wild goose and hooks the gill of a fish
The origin of Idioms
Chapter 112 of the water margin by Shi Naian of Ming Dynasty: "when the generals saw that Li Kui and others had been killed for a while, they were afraid to fight. Asked a few, such as arrow through the beak, hook fish gills, silent, no one dares to answer
Idiom explanation
It's like saying nothing.
The arrow pierces the goose's beak
a dried up tree comes to life again - kū shù shēng huā
make a fuss over a trifling matter - xiǎo tí dà zuò
rack one 's brains for ingenious devices - qiǎo lì míng sè
roll up one 's sleeves and raise one 's fists to fight - xuān quán lǒng xiù