Singing jade and dancing shoes

Singing jade and dancing shoes

Mingyu drag shoes, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is m í ngy ù y è L ǚ, which means to get a high official position. It comes from the biography of Ma Zhou in the new book of Tang Dynasty.

Idiom explanation

Wear jade and drag silk shoes. Refers to the high official position.

Idioms and allusions

[source] biography of Ma Zhou in the new book of Tang Dynasty: "today, Gao Jue was conferred by Chao. He held a meeting with the foreign court. He erected his son, swayed his shoes, and his officials stole shame."

[example] even if you have outstanding skills, how can you surpass the rank of an official and stand up against a gentleman and sit and eat together? The sixth year of Emperor Taizong's Zhenguan