Wren twig
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is x ī f ù Ji ā ozh ī, which means that desire is limited. It's from Chuang Tzu's xiaoyaoyou.
The origin of Idioms
"The Wren nests in the deep forest, but only one branch. It's a river full of rats
Idiom usage
Examples
If you can't study, you can't learn from the immortals. If you can't learn from the immortals, you can do as I like. Good deeds by Yuan Hongdao in Ming Dynasty
Wren twig
the whole scheme has gone to nought - dà shì qù yǐ
inherit and qualify for his father 's career - gàn fù zhī gǔ
A delayed remedy does not help in an emergency - yuǎn shuǐ bù jiù jìn huǒ
almost leave his body in horror - hún fēi shén sàng