To cut the wind by obscurity
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is k è w ù C á if ē ng, which means that he is good at describing landscape. It's from "he Qiu Chang ru" by Yuan Hongdao of Ming Dynasty.
The origin of Idioms
Yuan Hongdao's "he Qiu Chang ru" in the Ming Dynasty: "five words and seven words are made by hand, and they are hard to understand."
Idiom usage
He is good at describing scenery. He is really beautiful.
Chinese PinYin : kè wù cái fēng
To cut the wind by obscurity
stick slavishly to convention. nǐ guī huà yuán
turn from a guest into a host. fǎn kè wéi zhǔ
commonplace words and deeds. yōng yán yōng xíng
Sharpening your ax will not delay your job of cutting wood. mó dāo bù wù kǎn chái gōng