Fish repels flies

Fish repels flies

Y ǐ y ú Q ū y í ng: fishy can attract flies, and fish can drive away flies, and there are more flies. Metaphorical behavior and purpose contradict each other and only get the opposite result. It comes from Han Feizi, the lower left of waichu.

Idiom explanation

The idiom "fish repels flies" is pronounced y ǐ y ú Q ū y í ng to explain that fish can attract flies, and fish can drive away flies, and there are more flies. Metaphorical behavior and purpose contradict each other and only get the opposite result.

Idioms and allusions

The source of "Han Feizi: the lower left side of waichu theory": "the more ants you kill with meat, the more flies you get; the more flies you drive with fish." In the Southern Dynasty, Liang Yuandi's "jinlouzi · liyanxia" said: "to drive away flies with fish, flies are more and more serious." In the Southern Dynasty, the emperor Liang Yuan's "jinlouzi · liyanxia": "～, the flies are getting better."

Analysis of Idioms

Used as object or attribute; used in figurative sentences. synonyms: opposite