Brother of the drum
Yao Gu brothers, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y ā og ǔ Xi ō NGD ì, which means that the achievements of brothers are dwarfed. It comes from the biography of Shen Chong in the book of Qi.
The origin of Idioms
According to the biography of Shen Chong in the book of Qi, "Chong and his brother Tanyuan have good reputation and bad reputation. They are called Yaogu brothers in the world."
Idiom usage
Used as an object; used in writing.
Brother of the drum
take a plum tree for one 's wife and cranes for children -- a lofty scholar - méi qī hè zǐ
like a man who was drunk or dreaming - rú chī rú mèng
swear by the heaven and sun as witness - zhǐ tiān shì rì