Cut the clam for the Pearl

Cut the clam for the Pearl

It is a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is p à UB à nqi ú zh à, which means to open the shell of a clam to get the pearl inside, and it means to get the virtuous talents. It comes from the chronicles of the Three Kingdoms, Shu Shu, biography of Qin MI.

Idiom usage

To be an object or attribute

Analysis of Idioms

A synonym: cut a clam and get a pearl

The origin of Idioms

According to the biography of Qin MI in Shu Shu, the annals of the Three Kingdoms, "if you want to chisel the stone and seek the jade, you have to follow and live in peace. It's like a bright sun. Why doubt it?"

Idiom explanation

Cut open the shell of the clam to get the pearl inside. It is a metaphor for seeking talents.