The whale devours the tiger
The whale devours the tiger
As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is j ī NGT ū NH ǔ sh ì, meaning to swallow like a whale or a tiger. Many metaphors refer to the annexation of land and property. It's from the book of governance.
The origin of Idioms
Fan Zhongyan of the Song Dynasty wrote in his shangzhishu: "the former dynasty was in chaos, and the whale devoured the tiger. It was not intended to predict the world and the year. Therefore, it was a matter of no urgency to lack this way for a long time."
Analysis of Idioms
A whale swallows a snake and a whale swallows a tiger
Idiom usage
Who dares to stop him when he tries to slander others, when he is in power, when he swallows the tiger? (Zhang Jing, Ming Dynasty)
The whale devours the tiger
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4.Burn the gold and destroy the bone
Burn the gold and destroy the bone - shuò jīn huǐ gǔ
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9.Not in his position, not in his politics
Not in his position, not in his politics - bù zài qí wèi，bù móu qí zhèng
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