The sky is high and the earth is low
As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is ti à ng à OD à Xi à, which means one is to compare the difference between the superior and the inferior, and the other is to compare various situations. From the book of rites, music.
The origin of Idioms
In the book of rites, Yue Ji: "the heaven is high and the earth is low, and all things are scattered, but the rites are practiced." Kong yingdashu said: "because of the difference between heaven and earth, there are differences between the superior and the inferior."
Idiom usage
When Yang Hua was on the grass slope, he turned over and snored like thunder. Ling Mengchu, Ming Dynasty
The sky is high and the earth is low
Shrug one's shoulders and bend one's back - sǒng jiān qū bèi
even crows and sparrows hold peace and keep silence - yā mò què jìng
ingratiate oneself with someone to gain one 's ends - gǒu gǒu yíng yíng