have seen a great deal of life

have seen a great deal of life

The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Yu è R é NDU ō y ǐ, which means to describe a person who has a lot of experience and has dealt with all kinds of people, one can see the quality of a person at a glance, even his future. It comes from the biography of Fang Xuanling in the old book of Tang Dynasty.

Idiom explanation

It is used to describe a person who has a lot of experience and has dealt with all kinds of people. One can see the quality of a person at a glance, even his future.

The origin of Idioms

"Fang Xuanling's biography in the old book of the Tang Dynasty:" servants have read a lot. If they don't see such a man, they will become great tools. "

Idiom usage

Used as a predicate; used in dealing with affairs.

Examples

In the biography of Zhu Ling in the annals of the Three Kingdoms: "in the early days of Yuan Dynasty, Zhu Ling in Qinghe was the general of Yuan Shao. Taizu's expedition Tao Qian, Shao envoy Ling Du three camp to help Taizu, war meritorious. When Shao sent all the generals back home, Ling said, "there are so many people in the view of Ling that there is no one like Cao Gong. This is the true master. Now that I have met you, what is it? "