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Cut the clam and get the Pearl

Time: 2022-01-31 03:48:44 Author: ChinaWiki.net

Cut the clam and get the Pearl

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is p ō UB à NGD é zh ū, which means to seek talents. It comes from Siming poetry by Xie Zhen of Ming Dynasty.

explain

It is a metaphor for seeking good people. It's the same as "cutting the clam for the Pearl".

source

The fourth volume of Siming Shihua written by Xie Zhen of Ming Dynasty: "it is as easy as cutting a clam to get a pearl, as difficult as breaking a stone to seek jade."

usage

To be an object or attribute

Cut the clam and get the Pearl


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