Weng Tian Li Hai
Weng Tian Li Hai is a Chinese idiom. Its pinyin is w è ngTi ā NL í h ǎ I, which means to see the sky from the urn and the sea from the ladle. It means to see the shortness. It comes from the book Shaoshi Shanfang bicong · new record and quotation of red lead by Hu Yinglin of Ming Dynasty.
Idiom explanation
From the urn to see the sky, to the ladle to measure the sea. It is a metaphor for short sightedness.
The origin of Idioms
Hu Yinglin's Shaoshi Shanfang bicong · danqian Xinlu Yin of the Ming Dynasty said, "if you are a little right, you should be generous when you die."
Idiom usage
As an object or attribute; used in figurative sentences
Weng Tian Li Hai
a sad and sentimental tender and romantic sentiments - chán mián fěi cè
Support the thunder and split the moon - chēng tíng liè yuè
so skillfully imitated as to be indistinguishable from the real - wéi xiāo wéi miào
Pick up the brush and ask for the painting - zhāi zhí suǒ tú
The wind and rain are like a dish - fēng yǔ rú pán