gather in little knots

gather in little knots

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Cu á ns ā NJ ù w ǔ, which means three, three, five and five together. It's from Hua Ji.

Analysis of Idioms

A group of three or five

The origin of Idioms

"Every time you make bamboo, you must shout when you are drunk, and then write. Don't ask for it, or force it, and go away with criticism. However, those who are ashamed of the appearance of the house are too restrained to gather together. "

Idiom usage

Because there is a jade pot in the warm Pavilion, in which there is a pot of single petaled Narcissus. Chapter 52 of Cao Xueqin's dream of Red Mansions in Qing Dynasty