Weng Tian Li Hai

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