as easy as to turn one 's hand

as easy as to turn one 's hand

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y ì R ú f ǎǎ nzh ǎ ng, which means that it is as easy as turning the palm of your hand. It means that things are very simple and easy to complete. From Mencius Gongsun Chou Shang.

The origin of Idioms

"Mencius Gongsun Chou Shang" says, "with the king of Qi, by backhand." Also, "Wuding Dynasty princes, there is a world, you also run the hand of luck."

Idiom usage

In Han Meicheng's Shangshu Jianwu Wang: "if you want to do something, you will be in danger, it will be difficult for heaven; if you want to do something, it will be easy to be content with Mount Tai." According to Pei Tuo's biography in Volume 38 of northern history, "it's easy to be proud of the country's prestige, to be brave and powerful, and to leap over Kunlun." Chapter 22 of the romance of the Three Kingdoms: "it's easy to use Minggong's magic power, to pacify Heshuo's power, and to set up an army to fight Cao thief. Why delay the sun and the moon?" The 43rd chapter of romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong of the Ming Dynasty: Zhuge Liang's war of words and the Confucianist Lu Zijing's rejection of public opinions: it's easy for me to go to the land of the Han Dynasty. Chapter 98 of the romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong of the Ming Dynasty: I had already made a detailed work of setting fire in the city and shouting for help, which made Wei soldiers suspicious. If a soldier has no chief general, he will be in chaos. It's easy for me to take it. Military law cloud: surprise, attack unprepared. That's what it is. In the 19th chapter of Li Baojia's "the appearance of Officialdom" in the Qing Dynasty, Fan Tai was also called the capital and the first county to write a letter to the outside government and the county for him. It was about one or two thousand dollars, which was as easy as a palm. Mao Dun's time, in exchange for what? 》"It's really easy to turn around and pick up the kids. Let's wait for the final victory."

Analysis of Idioms

[synonym] easy to use, easy to grasp, easy to pick up antonym] hard won, difficult to ascend the sky [allegorical sayings] Buddha catches Monkey King [lantern riddle] reselling

Idiom story

Mencius, a great thinker in the Warring States period, advocated "benevolent government" and "kingly way". His disciple Gongsun Chou asked him if he could make a difference when he went to the state of Qi like Guan Zhong and Yan Ying. Mencius was very unhappy and said, "Guan Zhong assisted Duke Huan of Qi, and Yan Ying assisted Duke Jing of Qi because of the vast territory of Qi and the large number of people. It's as easy as turning the palm of one's hand to carry out kingcraft and unify the world."