bleak and desolate place
As a Chinese idiom, the Pinyin is m á NY à nzh à NGW à, which means the miasma in the South and refers to the desolate areas. It's from Song Ouyang Xiu's gift of Silver Pheasant to the Duke of Zaihe.
Idiom usage
As an object or attribute; of a desolate area
Analysis of Idioms
Smoke and rain
The origin of Idioms
Ouyang Xiu, Song Dynasty, wrote in his book "a gift to the silver pheasant from the Duke of harmony again": "although the smoke and mist of barbarism were born in the place, it's not necessary to remember the humble country."
Idiom explanation
Refers to the miasma in the south. A desolate area.
bleak and desolate place
the stratagem of concealing one 's true features - tāo huì zhī jì
fawn upon the rich and powerful persons - qū yán fù shì
be able to withstand heavy battering - diān pū bù pò
guard against one 's desires as if guarding a city against an enemy - fáng yì rú chéng