Cowardly talk
Chinese idioms, Pinyin is Nu ò C í Gu à ishu ō, meaning absurd nonsense. From Yu Zhengxie's Kui Si Cun manuscript Hongfan Luoshu Yi of Qing Dynasty.
Idiom usage
As subject and object
The origin of Idioms
Yu Zhengxie's "Guisi cungao Hongfan Luoshu Yi" in the Qing Dynasty: "Daquan of the book of changes and Daquan of the book of books, the book of Hetu Luoshu of nine circles and ten circles, are full of strange and cowardly words."
Idiom explanation
Of absurdity.
Cowardly talk
try to shorten the neck of a crane and lengthen that of an owl -- to go against nature - duàn hè xù fú
refuse rewards and resign from office - fēng jīn guà yìn
what has been cannot be withdrawn - sì mǎ bù zhuī
guard against one 's desires as if guarding a city against an enemy - fáng yì rú chéng
a situation of tripartite confrontation - sān fēn dǐng lì
one 's complexion is clear as jade - miàn rú guān yù