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A glimpse of the Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Ku ī Ji à NY ī B ā n, meaning only to understand one or two. It's from the book of Gao Zi's posthumous letter, Huiyu 98.
The origin of Idioms
Huiyu 98, Gaozi's posthumous note: I have never known the origin of Yangming and Xiangshan's learning, but I had a glimpse of them in the boat before. The popularity of Wuzhong folk songs in Ming Dynasty can also be seen from the description of novels in Ming Dynasty. ——Preface to Guan Dedong's folk song
Idiom usage
Verb object construction; as predicate.
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attack the enemy at his weak points - pī gàng dǎo xū
the lofty sentiments of fearing no hardships in the open - mù tiān xí dì
Practice the soil and eat the hair - jiàn tǔ shí máo
Buying cattle and selling Swords - mǎi niú mài jiàn