Catfish on bamboo pole

Catfish on bamboo pole

Catfish on bamboo pole is a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Ni á NY ú sh à ngzh ú g à n, which means that catfish can climb on bamboo pole, but it is sticky and scale free, so it is difficult to climb. Later, it is difficult to rise. From: records of returning to the fields by Ouyang Xiu of Song Dynasty.

Idiom explanation

Explanation: it is said that Silurus asotus can climb a bamboo pole, but Silurus asotus is slippery and scaleless, so it is difficult to climb a pole. Later, it is difficult to rise.

Idioms and allusions

[source] Ouyang Xiu's return to the fields in Song Dynasty: "when you are an official, what's the difference between walking fish on a bamboo pole?"