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Paobei Shiqin, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is p ù B è ISH í Q í n, which means modest words and modest contributions. It comes from Liezi Yangzhu by Zheng lieyukou in the Warring States period.
allusion
"Liezi · Yangzhu", written by Zheng lie, the imperial bandit of the Warring States period, is a great reward for offering greetings to the emperor. Lieh Tzu Yang Zhu: a local hero takes it and tastes it. It stings his mouth and hurts his stomach. He worked hard on the rotten soil and dug up the dry spring. He had no money to offer. ——Song Yeshi's table of Taiping palace of the Qing Dynasty raised by Xie chubao
Discrimination
Part of speech: neutral idiom usage: as object and attribute; for meager contribution. structure: combined idioms
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Everything is ready but the east wind - wàn shì jù bèi,zhǐ qiàn dōng fēng
One generation is worse than another - yī dài bù rú yī dài
appropriate sth. borrowed for the own use - jiǔ jiǎ bù guī