The little see the great

The little see the great

Xiaowu jiandawu is a Chinese idiom, Pinyin Xi à ow à Ji à nd à w à, which means that Xiaowu's magic is small, and the big one's magic is big. When Xiaowu sees the big one, he can't use his magic. There is a great difference in the ability of post metaphor. It comes from Chen Lin's answer to Zhang's book: "today, the scene is flourishing here, and the next step is with Zi bu. The so-called little wizard sees big wizard, and his spirit is exhausted.".

Basic information

interpretation

Witch: in the old days, people cheated people by pretending to be gods and ghosts and praying for others. The original meaning is that the Sorcerer's magic is small and the great Sorcerer's magic is big. The sorcerer can't cast his magic when he sees the great sorcerer. In contrast, one metaphor is far inferior to the other.

The origin of Idioms

Today, the scene is flourishing here, and the next step is with Zibu. The so-called little wizard sees the big wizard, and his spirit is exhausted. ——Chen Lin, Han Dynasty

Examples of Idioms

"Shuangqiao town with a population of only 100000 is not enough for maneuver. Compared with the current plan, it's really ~" (Midnight V by Mao Dun)

Idiom story

During the Three Kingdoms period, there were two fellow countrymen, one named Chen Lin, who worked as an official in the state of Wei, and the other named Zhang Dan, who worked as a counselor of Sun Quan in the eastern Wu Dynasty. Both of them have great literary talent. Although they are masters of their own affairs, they admire each other and often write to each other to discuss their works. Once upon a time, Zhang Zhen saw a lifelike durian pillow and liked it very much, so he wrote a special Fu for it. Chen Lin, thousands of miles away, appreciated the Fu. At a dinner party, he specially took out an article for the guests to pass on and appreciate, and constantly boasted: "how refined and fresh this article is! Do you know that it was written by my fellow countryman Zhang Zhen... " After a while, Zhang Zhen also saw Wu Ku Fu and Ying Ji Lun written by Chen Lin. he couldn't help clapping his hands and wrote a letter to Chen Lin immediately. The letter praised Chen Lin for her fresh and original style of writing, and said that she would learn from him. Chen Lin felt very much after reading the letter. When he answered the letter, he was modest and said, "I live in the north, with little information, and have little contact with the literati in the world, and I have never seen the world. It's just that there are not many people who can write articles here, so I'm easy to rise to the top and get too much praise from everyone here. It's not that my talent is really so good, it's that you praise me too much. Compared with you and Zhang Zhao, the gap is too big. It's like a wizard can't perform witchcraft when he meets a wizard. " [analysis] "a little witch sees a big witch" and "to be dwarfed by others" both mean that they are inferior in comparison, but "to be dwarfed by others" means that they are insufficient, while "a little witch sees a big witch" means that they are far inferior.

English translation

1.topaleintoinsignificanceincomparisonwith;tofeeldwarfed 2.amanoflittlelearninginthepresenceofagreatscholar 3.Themoonisnotseenwhenthesunshines.