shock the common customs

shock the common customs

It's a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is j ī ngsh ì zh è ns ú, which means to make people feel shocked. It comes from Wang Anshi's Haitang in Yuyao County in Song Dynasty.

Idiom explanation

World, custom: refers to ordinary people. To the horror of ordinary people. The same as "shocking the world".

The origin of Idioms

Wang Anshi, Song Dynasty, wrote in Haitang of Yuyao County: "the officials of today's age are stupid and don't know what to do, but the so-called capable ones are extraordinary and powerful, so as to shock the world."

Idiom usage

As a predicate or attribute; used of words, deeds, events, etc.