Catch Jin to expose elbow
Zhuojinlu elbow, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Zhu ō J ī NL ù zh ǒ u, which means to show your elbow when you have a whole skirt; it is used to describe ragged clothes; it can be extended to take care of one thing and lose the other and be in a difficult situation. It comes from the collection of Jiao's Bicheng.
The origin of Idioms
Jiao Hong of Ming Dynasty wrote in the book of Jiao's pen riding, Mu Shu: "if you want to catch Jin and expose your elbow, who will pity Zixia's poverty."
Idiom usage
He is very poor.
Catch Jin to expose elbow
assemble workmen and procure materials - jiū gōng pǐ cái
be not disturbed with a woman in one 's lap - zuò huái bù luàn
use impractical means to solve a problem - jié zhǐ shì jù