Comb the clouds and sweep the moon
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is sh ū y ú NL ü è Yu è, meaning women's dressing. From the romance of the Western chamber by Wang Shifu of Yuan Dynasty.
The origin of Idioms
The third fold of the fifth volume of the romance of the Western chamber by Wang Shifu in Yuan Dynasty: "I'm so stupid that I comb the clouds and sweep the moon, I'm so ashamed that I cherish the jade and the fragrance."
Idiom usage
It is used as a predicate, an object, and an attribute. It is used as a written example. --The first fold of Wu Mingshi's "raise a case to raise eyebrows" in Yuan Dynasty
Comb the clouds and sweep the moon
pay attention to one 's own moral uplift without thought of others - dú shàn yī shēn
rise directly to a high position - fú yáo zhí shàng
play off one power against another - yǐ yí zhì yí
Simple outside and clear inside - wài jiǎn nèi míng
head and tail corresponding with each other - shǒu wěi xiāng yìng