Pavilions and pavilions
Lougetaixie, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is l ó UG é t á IXI è, which means tall and gorgeous buildings. From Xijing magazine.
Idiom explanation
Building: high building; Pavilion: overhead building; Terrace: Earth built high altar; Pavilion: house on terrace.
The origin of Idioms
The fourth volume of Xijing magazine by Ge Hong of Jin Dynasty: "the loft, the terrace and the pavilion, turn to join the notes, play well in the mountain and pool, and carve beauty to the end."
Idiom usage
As a subject or object; of buildings.
Pavilions and pavilions
the defects do not obscure the virtue - yú bù yǎn xiá
compasses , set square , spirit level and plumb line - guī jǔ zhǔn shéng
advance by an inch but retreat by a foot -- to lose much more than what one gets - jǐn cùn tuì chǐ
How dare you not bow under the low eaves - zài rén ǎi yán xià,zěn gǎn bù dī tóu
stick closely to the pattern given - yī yàng huà hú lú
one does not like playing while in his youth - ruò bù hǎo nòng