Strong branches but weak roots

Strong branches but weak roots

Strong branches and weak roots, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Qi á ngzhi ī Ru ò B ě n, which means that the local power is stronger than the central power, and the tail is bigger than the tail. It comes from Tang Xuanzong, a commentary on the outline of history by Li Zhi of Ming Dynasty.

Analysis of Idioms

Synonym: the end is too big to drop antonym: the strong and the weak

The origin of Idioms

In Tang Xuanzong, a review of Shi Gang by Li Zhi of Ming Dynasty, it is said that "strong branches and weak roots suffer from the same trouble through the ages. The same surname is still the same. What about dogs and sheep? "

Idiom usage

As an object or attribute; used of situations, etc.