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As a Chinese idiom, the Pinyin is zh ū sh ī Li ǎ ngji à o, which means that one baht or two are haggard. It's very mean. It comes from the answer to Xu Tingzhi written by Fang Xiaoru of Ming Dynasty.
The origin of Idioms
Fang Xiaoru's answer to Xu Tingzhi's book in Ming Dynasty: "it was given to people, but they were unwilling to compete with each other."
Idiom usage
Used as an object or attribute; used in writing.
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compasses , set square , spirit level and plumb line - guī jǔ gōu shéng
The tree wants to be quiet, but the wind is restless - shù yù jìng ér fēng bù níng
live in the wilds and dwell in caves - xué jū yě chǔ
till seas run dry , stones crumble - shí làn hǎi kū