a place just big enough to get the knees in

a place just big enough to get the knees in

The Chinese idiom, R ó NGX ī zh ī D ì, means to describe the narrow room. It's from the song of returning home.

The origin of Idioms

In Tao Yuanming's Ci of returning home and coming home, it is said that "leaning on the south window to be proud, and judging the ease of the knee."

Idiom usage

Used as an object; used in writing.

Examples

Mr. Huang lives in a house with only ~, and can't entertain guests.