Dexterity
Dexterous, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is x ī NL í NGX ì nqi ǎ o, meaning dexterous mind. It's from Jing Hua Yuan by Li Ruzhen in Qing Dynasty.
Idiom usage
As predicate, attribute, etc
Analysis of Idioms
Antonym: clumsy
The origin of Idioms
The 36th chapter of Li Ruzhen's Jing Hua Yuan in the Qing Dynasty: "although all the workers are men's clothes, they are actually women with dexterity." Fifty ninth: "I like his dexterity even more. When the book comes to me, I will read it."
Idiom explanation
Dexterity of mind.
Dexterity
take advantage of an opportunity that comes one 's way - jiàn jī ér xíng
give instructions after discovering the trace - fā zōng zhǐ shì
have no skill in any of a hundred ways - bǎi wú yī néng
discard the classics and rebel against orthodoxy - lí jīng pàn dào
a place just big enough to get the knees in - róng xī zhī dì
scratch one 's ears and cheeks in embarrassment - juē ěr náo sāi
work out the plot before putting pen to paper - yì zài bǐ qián