splits off as it meets the edge of knife without effort

splits off as it meets the edge of knife without effort

As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y í NgR è NL ì Ji ě, which means dealing with things and solving problems smoothly. It's from Shengwu Ji.

The origin of Idioms

The second volume of Shengwu Ji written by Wei Yuan of the Qing Dynasty: "if Gou's officers and soldiers drive long, Lizhou, Changde and Xiangyin will be able to attack Changsha."

Idiom usage

It's very smooth.