proceed like a school of fishes , one after the other
proceed like a school of fishes , one after the other
As a Chinese idiom, the Pinyin is y ú Gu à NY à nx í ng, which means the line of soldiers' ships. One ship is in the middle and the other ships are arranged in a herringbone pattern, like a fish tail or an array of geese. It comes from Ma Jianzhong's the book of setting up a Navy by Li Boxiang and he Shixue Ruzhang.
The origin of Idioms
Ma Jianzhong of the Qing Dynasty wrote that "the ships under his command can be operated in teams, and the speed of the navy is the same as that of the army."
Idiom usage
In this paper, the author makes a comparison between the two.
proceed like a school of fishes , one after the other
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1.The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak
The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak - xīn yǒu yú ér lì bù zú
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3.give mature consideration to all aspects of a question
give mature consideration to all aspects of a question - miàn miàn jù dào
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4.take cities and seize territory
take cities and seize territory - gōng chéng lüè dì
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5.be lucky enough to be there at the time
be lucky enough to be there at the time - shì féng qí huì
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7.communication between minds with loving glances
communication between minds with loving glances - sè shòu hún yǔ
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8.as long as the heaven and earth endure
as long as the heaven and earth endure - dì jiǔ tiān cháng
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9.Be a monk for one day and strike a clock for one day
Be a monk for one day and strike a clock for one day - zuò yī rì hé shàng zhuàng yī rì zhōng
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