Food and shelter

Food and shelter

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is sh í s ù Xi ā ngji ā n, which means to realize two contradictory goals at the same time. It's from Han yingshao's "common customs · two sides".

Idiom usage

It refers to both the predicate and the object

Examples

The shield and spear are trapped in each other. There are many strange diseases, and there is no good prescription.

Analysis of Idioms

East food and West lodging

The origin of Idioms

Han yingshao's Fengshitong Liangdu: "Qi people have women, and they ask for them." Parents doubt can't decide, ask their daughter: will want to be suitable, difficult to criticize the speaker, bias let me know. The female then two sides, strange ask its reason. As the saying goes, "if you want to eat from the owner, you need to stay in the West."

Idiom explanation

It is a metaphor for fantasy to achieve two contradictory goals at the same time.