a short duration of time

a short duration of time

Chinese idioms come into being overnight. Pinyin is y ī zh ā oy ī x ī. It means a morning or a night. Describe a short time. It comes from Kun in the book of changes.

Idiom explanation

Morning: morning; evening: evening. One morning or one night. Describe a short time.

The origin of Idioms

Kun in the book of changes: "it's not a matter of time for a minister to kill his monarch and a son to kill his father. The origin of this is gradually changing."

Idiom usage

It can be used as an attributive or adverbial in negative sentences

Idiom story

During the Warring States period, the famous philosopher Yang Zhu was erudite and talented, and was highly respected. once, he went to his friend Ji Liang's house. It happened that Ji Liang was not feeling well and was lying in bed. After Ji Liang's son met Yang Zhu, he cried and said: Uncle Yang, my father's illness looks very dangerous. Can you help me to ask a doctor to treat him. Yang Zhu visited Ji Liang, comforted Ji Liang's son and said: don't worry, my dear nephew. In my opinion, your father's illness is not serious. As long as you take good care of it, you will soon recover. But Ji Liang's son didn't believe it, so he invited three doctors at once. The first doctor gave Ji Liang a diagnosis and treatment, and said: the reason why you get sick is that the temperature is not controlled, the deficiency and excess are out of balance, the Yin and yang are not in harmony, and the hunger and satiety are not even at ordinary times. As long as you take some medicine, you can get rid of it. Ji Liang shook his head and said: you are just an ordinary doctor, you go! The second doctor diagnosed Ji Liang's pulse and said: your disease is due to congenital deficiency, not formed overnight. I'm afraid it's very difficult to cure you with medicine. Ji Liang said with approval: you are a good doctor. The third doctor only looked at Ji Liang's look and said: your illness is caused by mental depression, so you don't need to take medicine. As long as you cultivate your mind, you will get better. Ji Liang said with great approval: you are really a miracle doctor! originally, Ji Liang's illness is really due to mental depression. After mental adjustment, he recovered soon.