Asking for land

Asking for land

The Chinese idiom, w è NSH ě Qi ú Ti á n in pinyin, means that one only knows how to set up an industry, which means that one has no ambition. It comes from the biography of Chen dengzhuan in the annals of the Three Kingdoms.

Idiom explanation

Only know how to set up the industry. Metaphor has no lofty ambition.

The origin of Idioms

Chen Shou's biography of the Three Kingdoms, Wei Zhi and Chen dengzhuan: "you have the name of a statesman. Today, there is a great chaos. The emperor has lost his place. He is worried about his country and forgets his family. He has the intention of saving the world. However, when you ask for land and give up, you have no choice. This is a taboo of Yuanlong. Why should you talk to him?"

Idiom usage

Have no great ambition

Examples

A year later, he became a tycoon and asked for land. A record of the night stories of Yuan Weng by he bange in Qing Dynasty

Analysis of Idioms

A synonym: Qiutian wenshe