Yuanjiang nine ribs

Yuanjiang nine ribs

Yuanjiang Jiuli, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Yu á NJI ā ngji ǔ L è I, which means the legendary turtle born in the Yuanjiang River Basin. It is used to describe rare or rare talents. It comes from Tang Zhiyan · conceit by Wang Dingbao of Five Dynasties.

Idiom usage

Only two or three generations of old friends have ever talked with their students, and their writings are brilliant and impressive. They want to have a small son and a good heart, and they can build up the nine ribs of the Yuan river.

Analysis of Idioms

Synonyms: rare

The origin of Idioms

In Wang Dingbao's Tang Zhiyan: conceit in the Five Dynasties, it is said that "the Juren in Yuanzhou is just like the tortoise shell in Yuanjiang, and the nine ribs are rare."

Idiom explanation

It is said that the Turtle was born in Yuanjiang River Basin. It is used to describe rare or rare talents.