Floating and falling
Piaojiao is a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is pi ā of ā nzhu ì h ù n, which means to describe the different fates of wealth and poverty due to chance. It also refers to the decadence of women. From the book of Liang, biography of scholars, fan Zhen.
The origin of Idioms
In the book of Liang, biography of the scholars, fan Zhen: "Ziliang (Xiao Ziliang, king of Jingling) asked," if you don't believe in cause and effect, how can there be wealth and poverty in the world? " "Life is like a tree and a flower. It grows on the same branch and falls with the wind. It has its own curtain on the mat and its own fence on the side of the dung. The one who falls on the mat, your highness, is also the one who falls on the dung. "
Idiom usage
Combined; predicate; commendatory.
Floating and falling
put out a fire and shake the boiling - jiù huǒ yáng fèi
a dog trying to catch mice -- too meddlesome - gǒu ná hào zǐ
Catch the wind and catch the moon - zhuō fēng bǔ yuè
grasp a typical example and you will grasp the whole category - chù lèi ér tōng