A fish in the water

A fish in the water

As a Chinese idiom, the Pinyin is y ú L à NH é Ju é, which means that it means that it is irreparable because of its own reasons. It comes from historical records on the first emperor of Qin Dynasty.

Idiom usage

Used as an object or attribute; used in writing

Examples

Song Lian of the Ming Dynasty wrote Fu Shougang's gravestone: "the river is ruined by fish, and it's hopeless. Every gentleman is too calm for it."

Zhu Xi of the Song Dynasty read two Chen's remonstrations and comments: "it is because of the actions of an Shi, the death can be attached to the respect of the mausoleum temple, which is entrusted to the importance of Mo Xun. The more people in the world dare not discuss it, so that the fish is rotten and the river is dead."

The origin of Idioms

Ban Gu of Han Dynasty, the appendix of the book of historical records of the first emperor of Qin Dynasty, said: "the river must not be dammed, and the rotten fish must not be restored."