pick out the essentials and extract the essence
Tiyaogouxuan, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is t í y à og à uxu á n, which means to point out the main content incisively and concisely. From Jin Xue Jie by Han Yu of Tang Dynasty.
The origin of Idioms
Han Yu's Jin Xue Jie in the Tang Dynasty said, "those who record events must mention them, and those who usurp words must hook up their mysteries."
Idiom usage
[example]
If you read a book that records events and usurps words, you will know more about it and more about it. (the book with Wang Jun by Chen Li in Qing Dynasty)
Analysis of Idioms
Synonyms: a synopsis, a compendium, a compendium
pick out the essentials and extract the essence
Beating the ground out of one's stomach - gǔ fù jī rǎng
it is better to leave a deficiency uncovered than to have it covered without discretion - nìng quē wù làn