Stab the ground with a cone

Stab the ground with a cone

It is a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y ǐ Zhu ī C ì D ì, which means to measure the depth of the ground by using an awl to stab the ground. It is a metaphor for shallow knowledge and little knowledge. From Chuang Tzu autumn water.

Idiom usage

It refers to little knowledge

Analysis of Idioms

Synonyms: measuring the sea from the perspective of Li and peeping at the sky from the perspective of Guan

The origin of Idioms

Chuang Tzu's autumn water: "it's not too small to use a tube to peep at the sky and an awl to point to the earth."

Idiom explanation

Measure the depth of the ground by pricking it with an awl. It is a metaphor of shallow knowledge and little knowledge.