The school is short but the school is long
In Chinese, the Pinyin is Ji à ODU à NLI á ngch á ng, which means to measure a character's strengths and weaknesses. It comes from Tang Fengsu's stele of the ancestral hall of Diliang Duke in the Wei mansion.
Idiom usage
As a predicate; used of people
Examples
The school is short and the measure is long.
Analysis of Idioms
Short school promotes long school
The origin of Idioms
According to Feng Su's stele of Di Liang Gong's ancestral hall in Wei's mansion, it is said that "if you are greedy and extravagant, you will be easy to be the emperor. We can't do it in public, we can't do it in a short time, we can't do it in a long time. "
Idiom explanation
It refers to measuring the strengths and weaknesses of a character.
The school is short but the school is long
Take the root and restrain the end - wù běn yì mò
the peach trees were in bloom and the willows were turning green - táo hóng liǔ lǜ
destory the army and kill the general - fù jūn shā jiāng
be patient for a long time under another man 's domination - jiǔ jū rén xià