Tracing back to the source
Tracing back to the source, the Chinese idiom, Pinyin is s ù Yu á nqi ó ngli ú, which means to explore the source of the river upstream. It is a metaphor to explore and trace the cause of things. It comes from Fang Bao's preface to the selection of ancient texts in Qing Dynasty.
The origin of Idioms
Fang Bao's preface to the selection of ancient prose in Qing Dynasty: "therefore, it is a collection of essays written by Han people, which is a special collection of eight schools in Tang and Song dynasties. In order to inherit and study ancient Chinese prose, we should first get its Jin and Liang, and then trace back to the source of poverty, and try our best to accumulate our ears. "
Analysis of Idioms
The source of poverty
Idiom usage
Shi Chen created the school of calligraphy in the Northern Dynasty of Ming Dynasty, which was a school of one family. History of the Qing Dynasty: biography of Yang Yisun
Tracing back to the source
thieves and police work together , as the cat and the rat sleep together - māo shǔ tóng rǔ
more than can be counted on one 's fingers - zhǐ bù shèng lǚ
Seeking the source and seeking the source - xún yuán tǎo běn
find it hard to clear oneself - tiào dào huáng hé xǐ bù qīng
Lift the tendons and peel the skin - zhuó jīn bō fū