The curtain is thin
As a Chinese idiom, the Pinyin is w é IB á ob ù Xi ū, which means a taboo term for the family's promiscuity, also known as "the curtain is not repaired". It comes from biography of Bi Zhongjing in northern history.
The origin of Idioms
The biography of Bi Zhongjing, a northern historian, said: "in the reign of Zhu Bi, there is no lack of honor and honor, but the curtain is thin and unrepaired, which is contemptible."
Analysis of Idioms
[synonym]: drapery and chaff, thin curtain and chaff
Idiom usage
It is used as predicate, attribute and object
Examples
When the Emperor Xuanzong changed the name of Tianbao to Yuan Dynasty, he spoiled a concubine Yang and made her proud. The first story of the origin of Wenkang's children heroes in Qing Dynasty
The curtain is thin
Learn from literature and adjust to martial arts - tōng wén diào wǔ
follow correct opinions or well-intentioned advice like water flowing swiftly and smoothly downward - cóng shàn ruò liú
a landscape of lakes and mountains - hú guāng shān sè