1. Words to describe sand
Sing "Measure the Sand". Think of the sand as rice and shout out the numbers when measuring. It is a metaphor for stabilizing the morale of the army and creating illusions to confuse the enemy.
Chongsha Monkey Crane used to be a metaphor for soldiers who died in battle. Also refers to people who died in war.
Cook sand to make rice. Cook sand to make rice. The metaphor is laborious but useless.
To break the casserole and ask the truth means to get to the bottom of something.
Dalang Taosha Tao: wash with water. Remove impurities. Wash away the sand and gravel in the big waves. It is a metaphor for being tested and selected in a fierce struggle.
Flying sand and gravel. Sand: sand; gravel: small stones. Sand and soil are flying and small rocks are rolling. Describes a strong wind.
Flying sand and rolling rocks. Sand and soil are flying and rocks are rolling. Describes a violent wind.
Insinuations: Legend has it that an animal called a snake sprays people's shadows with sand in the water, making them sick. It is a metaphor for secretly attacking or framing someone.
Number of Sands in the Ganges River Ganges: The largest river in South Asia. Like grains of sand in the Ganges, it cannot be counted. Describes a large number.
Painting with sand and ink pads is a metaphor for calligraphers using a pen.
Accumulating sand to form a tower is a metaphor for accumulating less and making more.
Gather sand to form a pagoda. Gather fine sand to form a pagoda. Originally refers to children's tower building game. The latter is a metaphor for adding up a little and making a lot.
The mud and sand are washed down together with the water in the rapids of the river. It is a metaphor that good people and bad people are mixed together.
Pai Sha Jian Jin Pai: remove; Simplify: select. Push through the sand to pick out the gold. It is a metaphor for selecting the essence from a large number of things.
Digging through the sand to pick out gold. Digging through the sand to pick out gold. It is a metaphor for selecting the essence from a large number of things.
Sand in the fist. The sand cannot be squeezed together in the hand. A metaphor for a relationship that is not harmonious.
Like an awl drawing on sand. It's like using an awl to draw on the sand. Describes calligraphy strokes that are even but not sharp.
Gold panning in the sand Panning: Rinse with water and filter out impurities. Digging gold out of the sand. It is a metaphor that good things are hard to come by. It also means doing things that take a lot of effort but yield little results. It is also a metaphor for drawing from a large amount of materials.
Panning for gold Use water selection to get real gold from the sand. It is a metaphor for removing impurities and extracting essence. It also means a lot of effort but little results.
A mess of loose sand is a metaphor for power being dispersed and not organized. 2. Idioms describing sand and stones
飞沙行石 fēi shā zǒu shí
[Definition] Fei: to make flying; Go: to make rolling. Sand and soil are flying; stones are rolling. Describes a strong wind.
[Quote] "Historical Records·The Chronicles of Xiang Yu": "So the strong wind started from the northwest, breaking the wood and breaking the house, blowing up the sand and stones, and the day was dark." "Spring and Autumn Wei" by Jun of the Three Kingdoms and Song Dynasty : "The wind follows Ji Xing; it blows up sand and rocks." "Sou Shen Ji" written by Qianbao of Jin Dynasty: "The king said why should this tree god harm my people; he surrounded it with soldiers; when he was about to kill it, there was a god flying sand and rocks. "Thunder and lightning; no command to get close"
[Correct pronunciation] Stone; cannot be pronounced as "dàn".
[Shape identification] Sha; cannot be written as "sha".
[Synonym] Thunder and wind, the sky is dark and the earth is dark.
[Antonym] The wind is gentle and the sun is shining brightly.
[Usage] Used to describe the rapid and violent wind. Generally used as attributive, predicate and clause.
[Structure] Union.
[Example] The weather in the desert is changeable; just now it was sunny and windy; now it is dark; ~. 3. Idioms describing sand
Draw sand and gather rice: draw a map on the sand, and gather rice to form a valley, which refers to drawing military situations and making decisions.
When walking on stones, sand will fly: sand and soil will fly, and rocks will roll. Describes a violent wind.
Count the sand in the sea: Go to the bottom of the sea and count the sand. It means a waste of effort.
Grinding the sand in the fist: Holding the sand with your hands, it cannot be kneaded together. A metaphor for disunity.
Pie the sand and cut the porcelain: Phi: separate. Cut open: cut open. Pu: A stone containing jade. Distinguish gold from grains of sand and jade from stones. It is a metaphor for identifying and selecting talents among many people.
Flying sand and gravel: sand: sand; gravel: small stones. Sand and soil are flying and small rocks are rolling. Describes a strong wind.
Broken halberd: Halberd: an ancient weapon. The broken halberd sank in the sand. Describe a disastrous failure.
Steam sand into rice: Steam sand into rice. Metaphor that things cannot succeed.
Panning for gold: Use water selection to get real gold from the sand. It is a metaphor for removing impurities and extracting essence. It also means a lot of effort but little results.
Like an awl drawing on sand: It’s like using an awl to draw on the sand. Describes calligraphy strokes that are even but not sharp.
Gold panning in the sand: panning: washing with water to filter out impurities. Digging gold out of the sand. It is a metaphor that good things are hard to come by. It also means doing things that take a lot of effort but yield little results. It is also a metaphor for selecting the essence from a large number of materials.
Both mud and sand are washed down: refers to the mud and sand washed down together with the water in the rapids of the river. It is a metaphor that good people and bad people are mixed together.
Paisha Jianjin: Paisha: remove; Jian: select. Push through the sand to pick out the gold. It is a metaphor for selecting the essence from a large number of things.
Number of sands in the Ganges River: Ganges River: The largest river in South Asia. Like grains of sand in the Ganges, it cannot be counted. Describes a large number.
Innuendo: Legend has it that an animal called a worm sprays people's shadows with sand in the water, making them sick. It is a metaphor for secretly attacking or framing someone.
Flying sand and rolling stones: Sand and soil are flying and stones are rolling. Describes a violent wind.
Dalang Taosha: Tao: wash with water. Remove impurities. Wash away the sand and gravel in the big waves. It is a metaphor for being tested and selected in a fierce struggle.
Picking out gold from the sand: picking out the sand and picking out the gold. It is a metaphor for selecting the essence from a large number of things.
Gather sand to form a pagoda: Pile fine sand into a pagoda. Metaphorically, a little makes a lot.
Cook sand to make rice: cook sand to make rice. It is a metaphor for futile efforts and wasted efforts.
Sing "Measure the Sand": Treat the sand as rice and shout out the numbers when measuring. It is a metaphor for using illusions to stabilize the morale of the army and confuse the enemy.
The white sand in Nirvana is black with it: Nirvana: black soil. The fine white sand naturally turns black when mixed with the black soil. It is a metaphor that good people will gradually become bad if they are in a bad environment. 4. Idioms describing sand
A plate of loose sand
yī pán sǎn shā
[Definition] A plate of sand that cannot stick together. Metaphorical power is dispersed; not organized. [p> Correct pronunciation] San; cannot be pronounced as "sàn".
[Shape identification] Sha; cannot be written as "sha".
[Synonym] A scattered mob
[Antonym] United as one, united as one
[Usage] Generally used as predicate and object.
[Structure] Formal.
[Example]
①The discipline of this class is too poor; like ~; it should be rectified.