a slight effort

a slight effort

It's an ancient word. It's a simple metaphor. It's just like raising one's hand. It comes from Han Yu's Ying Ke Shi Yu Ren Shu.

Basic definition

Pinyin: y ī J ǔ sh ǒ UZH ī L á o

Explanation: metaphor is easy, just like a hand.

Source: Han Yu, Tang Dynasty: "if you are strong, you should mourn your poverty and work hard."

Example: when they are not happy, they can not say the reason, just ~, to the death of the publishing industry. (letters to Huang Yuan by Lu Xun)

words whose meaning is similar

lift a finger

Idiom information

Idiom explanation: metaphor is effortless, just like a hand.

Example of idiom: Lu Xun's letters to Huang Yuan: "when they are not happy, they can not say the reason. They only need to raise a hand to kill the publishing industry."

Degree of common use: common use

Emotional color: commendatory words

Grammatical usage: as the object; the same as "lifting a finger"

Idiom structure: more formal

Time of birth: ancient times