To drink a mole
To drink a mole
Yinhe mole, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y ǐ NH é y ǎ NSH ǔ, which means to refer to a person who has a very limited need or income. It's from Chuang Tzu's xiaoyaoyou.
Idiom explanation
Metaphor refers to a person who has a very limited need or income.
The origin of Idioms
Language out of "Zhuangzi xiaoyaoyou": "yanhuyinhe, but full." Li Changqi of Ming Dynasty wrote in the story of flowers and candles in Dongtian: "when you drink a river mole, you will feel ashamed to fill your stomach, but when you drink a river mole, you will feel ashamed to enjoy it.
Idiom usage
As an object or attribute; used in figurative sentences. By the river of human wisdom, everyone is just like a mole drinking the river. Qin Mu's lyric on the altar of state.
To drink a mole