Circle with the right hand and square with the left
If you don't work hard, you can't do anything. It also describes smart mind and quick action. It's from Han Feizi's Gongming.
Idiom explanation
In Han Feizi's Gongming, the right hand draws a circle while the left hand draws a square
Source of allusion
"Han Feizi · Gongming": "draw a circle with the right hand and a square with the left hand, not 20%."
Idiom information
Idiom explanation: it means that you can't accomplish anything if you don't concentrate on it. It also describes smart mind and quick action. commonly used degree: General idiom structure: complex sentence type generation time: ancient times
Circle with the right hand and square with the left
make a fuss over a trifling matter - xiǎo tí dà zuò