Towering mountains

Towering mountains

It is a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is s ǒ NGB ó ch é ngsh ā n, which means the word "shrug into a mountain, burying one's shoulder but not showing one's head". It comes from "mocking Ouyang Xun" by Chang sun Wuji of Tang Dynasty.

Idiom usage

As an attribute; used in figurative sentences

Examples

Lu You, Song Dynasty, wrote in his book Shuai Ji: "the poor are invincible when they are too hard to fight, and they are too thin to fight."

The origin of Idioms

Chang sun Wuji's poem "mocking Ouyang Xun" in the Tang Dynasty: "shrug your shoulders and never show your head. In the corner of the arguer, draw this monkey. "

Idiom story

During the period of the Tang Dynasty, Emperor Taizong held a banquet to entertain the ministers around him. The emperors and ministers had a good time, joking and laughing at each other. Ouyang Xun, because he was very thin, was ridiculed by Chang sun Wuji in his poem: "shrug down to a mountain, bury your shoulders and never show your head. Who's going to paint this monkey in Lin pavilion