Cutting through the rough

Cutting through the rough

Pinyin is p ī sh ā P ō up ú, which means to identify and select useful talents from a large number of people. It comes from the preface to the inscriptions on the Shinto of Xi Gong, the Minister of the Ministry of officials of the Tang Dynasty.

Idiom explanation

Phi: split; section: split; PU: stone containing jade. Distinguish gold from sand, and jade from stone. Metaphor is to identify and select useful talents from a large number of people.

The origin of Idioms

Liu Yuxi's preface to the inscriptions on the Shinto of Xi Gong, the Minister of the Ministry of officials of the Tang Dynasty: "once you enter China, you are forbidden to study the CI, and the third one is in the chapter of Tianguan. You can see that most of them are down-to-earth."

Idiom usage

As predicate, object, attribute; used in figurative sentences

Analysis of Idioms

Picking gold from sand