there is too much detail in one 's speech

there is too much detail in one 's speech

Scorpion sting, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Xi Xi Zhi, which means to describe a mother-in-law who shows excessive concern and pity for small things. From a dream of Red Mansions.

The origin of Idioms

Chapter 51 of a dream of Red Mansions by Cao Xueqin in the Qing Dynasty: "Qingwen hurriedly turned back and said with a smile," are you scared to death there? I'm used to stung an old woman like this. "

Analysis of Idioms

[synonym]: mother in law [antonym]: Crisp

Idiom usage

It's an attributive; it's a mother-in-law. "A dream of Red Mansions" 67 chapters "see Tu Yi, Mei Qing, think of hometown, hear secrets from Sister Feng: Aunt Zhao suddenly thought that Baochai was a relative of Mrs. Wang, why didn't she come to Mrs. Wang to sell her? He took things and went to Mrs. Wang's room. The 16th chapter of Zeng Pu's the flowers of the evil sea: "don't give it to me, those wolf hearts, pig lungs and dog bellies. Can't we see through it?"