Zou Yantan
Zou yantantian, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Z ō uy ǎǎ NT á NTI ā n, which is a good metaphor. It comes from the biographies of Mencius and Xunqing in historical records.
The origin of Idioms
In the biography of Mencius and Xunqing in historical records, it is said that "the technique of jueyan is circuitous, but it is difficult to use stationery." Therefore, the people of Qi praised and said, "talking about heaven and Carving Dragons."
Idiom usage
Zhang Hua's body is dead, and Zou Yan's tongue is perfect. Yuan Jue's poem "watching things"
Zou Yantan
be frightened out of one 's wits - dǎn liè hún fēi
hate someone to the core hatred marrow - hèn zhī rù gǔ
play the flageolet , begging for food -- ask alms by playing an instrument - chuī xiāo qǐ shí