Curtain, lamp and sword
This is a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is w é ID ē ngqi è Ji à n, which means that the truth is hard to understand, which makes people suspicious. It comes from Huang Xiaoyang's looking back by new Guangdong wusheng in Qing Dynasty.
Idiom explanation
The metaphor is hard to understand and makes people suspicious. It's the same as "curtain lamp box sword".
The origin of Idioms
Huang Xiaoyang's looking back by new Guangdong wusheng in Qing Dynasty: "it's like a curtain and a sword, like a drum in the evening and a bell in the morning. It's vaguely related. It's really difficult for me to understand."
Idiom usage
Used as an object or attribute; used in writing
Curtain, lamp and sword
insidious slander which gradually soaks into the mind - jìn rùn zhī zèn
A thief, a minister and a rebellious son - zéi chén nì zǐ
when the moon is at its full , it begins to wane - yuè mǎn zé kuī
something redundant and not needed - fù zhuì xuán shé
Send a letter from a wild goose - jì yàn chuán shū