Make a chisel by measuring a peg
Li á ngru ì zh ì Z á o is a Chinese idiom, which means that speaking and doing things must be based on reality. It comes from the Fu of lie reading frame.
The origin of Idioms
Yang Jiong's Fu on lying, reading and erecting a book in the Tang Dynasty said: "if you carry Jin by rope, you can get righteousness from squareness; if you measure a peg, you can still get skill from vertical and horizontal."
Analysis of Idioms
Measure and correct
Idiom usage
As an object or attribute; used in figurative sentences.
Make a chisel by measuring a peg
rosy lips and pretty white teeth - chún hóng chǐ bái
the means of the people have been used up - mín qióng cái jìn
both the branches and leaves spread out - zhī yè fú sū
be frightened out of one's senses - hún fēi dǎn liè