dull
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is s ǐ sh ē nghu ó Q ì, which means the voice is weak. It comes from Jin Ping Mei CI Hua.
The origin of Idioms
The 96th chapter of Jin Ping Mei CI Hua written by Lan Ling Xiaosheng in Ming Dynasty: "the magpie is not willing to rest in front of the eaves, and there is no reason for its vitality."
Analysis of Idioms
It's very weak
Idiom usage
Used as an object or adverbial; used in writing.
dull
when the flood approaches bank up to keep it out - shuǐ lái tǔ yǎn
linger on with one 's last breath of life - gǒu yán cán chuǎn