Be modest and wise

Be modest and wise

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is j ī NY ú sh ì zh ì, which means pretending to be wise and boasting in front of a fool. From Zhuangzi Shanmu.

The origin of Idioms

Zhuangzi Shanmu (Zhuangzi Shanmu) written by Zhuangzi in the Warring States period, Song Dynasty and Zhou Dynasty: "adorn knowledge (wisdom) to frighten stupidity."

Idiom usage

He pretends to be wise and praises examples in front of fools. He is not familiar with Luling's new history of the Five Dynasties and Huian's Compendium of Tongjian. On calligraphy by Liang Qichao