Can't understand literature

Can't understand literature

Wentongcanjin, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is w é NT ō NGC á NJ ǐ n, which means to compare the few talents left. It comes from the biography of Jiang Yan.

Analysis of Idioms

Jiang Lang's talent is exhausted

Idiom usage

It is often used in figurative sentences

The origin of Idioms

The book is a biography of Jiang Yan. Liang Jiangyan of the Southern Dynasty was very talented when he was young. It is said that in his later years, he dreamt that Zhang Xie of Jin Dynasty said to him: "before he sent a piece of brocade, today we can see it still." Jiang Yan returned a few feet of remnant brocade, and Zhang said angrily, "you have to cut it all." Jiang Yan's literary talent is not as good as before.

Idiom story

During the Southern Dynasties, Jiang Yan, a writer, was very talented when he was young. In his later years, he dreamt that Zhang Xie, a man of Jin Dynasty, said to him, "I sent a piece of brocade to him before, but I can see it still today." Jiang Yan gave back a few feet of remnant brocade. Zhang Xie said angrily: "that must cut all." From then on, Jiang Yan's literary talent was not as good as before.