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Chinese idiom, Pinyin is zh ǐ ch ǐ zh ī g ō ng, which means small. Little credit. The source is "Warring States strategy · Qin CE 5".
The origin of Idioms
"Qin CE 5" in the Warring States strategy: "although there is the wisdom of the high world, those who have no immediate success will not be rewarded."
Idiom usage
As an object; in a negative sentence
Close to home
when a leopard dies , it leaves its skin - bào sǐ liú pí
crossing the sea under camouflage - mán tiān guò hǎi
difficult to guess or comprehend - xuán miào mò cè