A piece of paper
Fragmentary anecdotes, Chinese idioms, Pinyin is pi à NW é nzh à sh à, meaning fragmentary anecdotes. It comes from the preface to the annals of the Song Dynasty.
The origin of Idioms
Preface to the annals of the Song Dynasty: "Sima Qian's system of a family's words began to distinguish between the title, to the etiquette, punishment and politics, there are not enough, but in addition to the biography, the establishment of eight books, a few pieces of writing, Hongxian preparation."
Idiom usage
Used as an object or attribute; used in writing.
Examples
This unofficial history note records the fragments of the Tang Dynasty.
A piece of paper
weep in a corner and bewail one 's sad fate - xiàng yú ér qì
withdraw from society and live in solitude - dùn shì jué sú
one 's love for scholars is equal to one 's thirst for water - ài cái rú kě