Remove the chaff and block the wind

Remove the chaff and block the wind

As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is p á IK ā ngzh à NGF ē ng, which means action is opposite to purpose. It comes from Wang Fu's Qian Fu Lun Jiu Bian.

Idiom usage

As object and attribute

The origin of Idioms

In Wang Fu's on the hidden man saving the frontier, it is said that "the generals are not killed to sweep the ugly, but the prefectures and counties are in a little battle, and they are constantly fighting. If we remove the chaff and block the wind, we will dig out the sand and block the river. "

Idiom explanation

Raise the field and block the wind, the chaff can not be discharged. It means that action is opposite to purpose.