The horse is on the hay

The horse is on the hay

Sima Yangmo, a Chinese idiom, is s ì m ǎ y ǎ NGM ò in pinyin, which means that the driving horse stops and looks up to listen to the sound of the piano. Music is beautiful. It comes from Xunzi's persuasion.

Idiom usage

Used as an object or attribute; used in writing

The origin of Idioms

It is said in Xunzi's quanxue that "in the past, Huba played drums and harps while the fish went out to listen, Boya played drums and harps while the horses were feeding." Yang luozhu: "look up and forage, listen to its voice."