collect rarities

collect rarities

Iron net coral, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is ti ě w ǎ ngsh ā NH ú, which means to compare the collection of treasures. It comes from Bicheng.

The origin of Idioms

"Tang · Li Shangyin" blue city "poem:" jade wheel Gu rabbit born soul, iron net coral has no branch. "

Idiom usage

It is used as attribute and object. In the book of the new Tang Dynasty, volume 221, biography of the western regions, biography of Fu Peng: "there is a coral island in the sea, and the sea people fall to the bottom of the iron net in a big ship. On the stone, white as fungus, one year old and yellow, three years old and red, with staggered branches, three or four feet high. Iron hair its root, the net ship, out of the twist. 」

Idioms and allusions

During the Tang Dynasty, the seabed corals were excavated in fupeng state. Because coral is parasitic on rocks, white as mushrooms, it turns yellow one year later and red three years later, crisscrossing in a variety of forms. It was a rare treasure at that time. Fishermen take a boat to coral island, sink the iron net to the bottom, and drag it out with the power of the boat.