Watch the fire

Watch the fire

Burning rhinoceros and watching fire, a Chinese idiom, is sh ā ox ī Gu ā nhu ǒ in pinyin, which means to have insight into things. It's from the story of the West Lake, Ge Lingxian trace.

Idiom explanation

It's a metaphor for insight.

The origin of Idioms

"The story of the West Lake - the trail of Ge Ling immortals" says: "my son-in-law, elder brother Chuan, is not the only one who is high, but to observe the thief's feelings is like watching a fire with a burning rhinoceros."