apparently right but actually wrong
Paradoxically, the Chinese idiom pinyin is s ì sh ì é RF ē I, which means that it seems to be right, but actually it is not. From Zhuangzi Shanmu.
Idiom explanation
Like: like; yes: Yes; No: No.
The origin of Idioms
Zhuangzi Shanmu: "Zhou generals are between husband's material and non material; between material and non material, it seems rather than also." "Confucius said:" evil is like but not evil, evil and evil, for fear that it will disturb the seedlings. "
Idiom usage
Examples some of the explanations given by the students are specious, while others are ridiculously wrong. Wen Xin by Ye Shengtao
Idiom story
During the Warring States period, Zhuangzi took his students to study all over the country. When he saw the woodcutter cutting trees, he asked why he didn't cut them. The worker said that it was useless. When he arrived at his friend's house, the servant asked about the killing of the chicken. The master said that he would kill the chicken that could not crow. Chuang Tzu said to the students, "it's specious to be between useful and useless. Only in this way can no one grasp the handle."
apparently right but actually wrong
Single is easy to break, many is hard to break - dān zé yì zhé,zhòng zé nán cuī
tremble with fear on hearing of - wén fēng sàng dǎn
endure hardships and be capable of hard work - chī kǔ nài láo
shrewd at gnat and muddle at the key issue - xiǎo xiá dà chī
The history of the Dynasty and the country - cháo zhāng guó gù