The heart is long and the heart is short
The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is x ī NCH á NGG ě ngdu ǎ n, which means that the metaphor is inadequate. From Gujing.
The origin of Idioms
He Jingming of Ming Dynasty wrote in Gujing chapter: "the cold spring of Baizhang is still suitable for drinking, and the heart is long and the tube is short, and the sky is full of sorrow."
Idiom usage
Used as a predicate or attributive; used in writing.
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