dogs and chickens made of potter 's clay

dogs and chickens made of potter 's clay

Tao Gou wa Ji, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is t á oqu ǎ NW ǎ J ī, which means nothing but form. It's from the Southern Dynasty Liang Xiaoyi's jinzhaozi liyanshang.

Idiom usage

It's really a Citellus. It's useless when it's empty.

Analysis of Idioms

Antonym: a pillar

The origin of Idioms

In the Southern Dynasty, Liang Xiaoyi's jinzouzi liyanshang: "Tao dog has no guard at night, tile chicken has no benefit of sichen."

Idiom explanation

Dogs made of clay, chickens made of clay. It refers to something with form but no practical use.