Rat bellied snail
As a Chinese idiom, the Pinyin is sh ǔ f ù w ō ch á ng, which means that the demand is limited or the amount of gas is small. According to the book "xiaoyaoyou of Zhuangzi", the Wren nests in the deep forest, but it is only a branch; the rat drinks in the river, but it is full
pronunciation
shǔfùwōcháng
interpretation
Mole's stomach, snail's intestines. It is a metaphor for a limited or narrow demand.
source
"The Wren nest in the deep forest, but a branch; yanhuyinhe, but full."
Examples
Great sage, I only said that you are a generous immortal, who knows you are a generation of. (journey to the west by Wu Chengen of Ming Dynasty, chapter 76)
words whose meaning is similar
suffer affronts without resentment
antonym
be kind and generous
usage
It can be used as predicate, attribute and object.
Rat bellied snail
address each other as brothers - chēng xiōng dào dì
a snipe and a clam locked in a fight - yù bàng xiāng wēi
a strange combination of circumstances - yīn chā yáng cuò
do not let up one 's attack of the failing enemy - dǎ luò shuǐ gǒu
lord ye who claimed to be fond of dragons was scared out of his wits when a real one appeared - yè gōng hào lóng
award according to contributions - lùn gōng shòu shǎng