simple words but deep meaning

simple words but deep meaning

Chinese idioms, Pinyin is y á NJ ì nzh ǐ Yu ǎ n, meaning that the words are very shallow, but the meaning is very far-reaching. It's from Mencius with all his heart.

Idiom explanation

Purpose: meaning.

The origin of Idioms

"Mencius heart bottom:" speech near and refers to far, good speech also

Idiom usage

Used as predicate, object, attribute; used in writing.

Examples

His book elucidates the general purpose of Confucius and Mencius, makes great efforts to compromise the old understanding, and has a short and far-reaching meaning. (Chapter 18 of Jing Hua Yuan by Li Ruzhen in Qing Dynasty)