Chinese Idiom Dictionary

Author: Chief Editor: Zhou Xingjian
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Publish Date: 2004-04-01
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White-haired and Exhausted in Studying Classics () - White-haired: bald, referring to old age; Exhausted in Studying Classics: devotedly studying classics. Describes deeply researching academic subjects until one's hair turns white. For example:
1. Ancients white-haired and exhausted in studying classics, for those whose purpose was not to pass the imperial examination, I myself can only understand their feelings. (Tang Tao, Preface to "Yanchu Collection")
2. The older scholars, "white-haired and exhausted in studying classics," the results of their lifelong efforts are actually far less than the labor they have paid. (Huang Chang, "Pearls Return, Luck Remains")
(Structure) Adjectival: White-haired → Exhausted in Studying Classics
(Function) Predicate.
White-haired and Exhausted in Studying Classics () - Describes deeply researching academic subjects until one's hair turns white (: white-haired). For example:
1. Borrowing books to copy and study requires a lot of effort, hence there is also the saying "white-haired and exhausted in studying classics." (Guo Moruo, "On Ancient Society")
2. If a professor of classical studies reads it, he is not very impressed by the allusion to "white-haired and exhausted in studying classics" in the announcement. (Luo Zhanglong, "Chunyuan Records")
(Discrimination) Both have the same structure and function, meaning, and are synonymous or variants of each other.
Compliant in All Things () and Compliant in All Things ()
() Describes being very compliant in everything. For example:
1. There are two types of people around you, one like Xue Weide, compliant in all things, with no different opinions. If you say today's sun has a bit of blue, he says, "Yes, it's almost as blue as indigo." (Xia Yan, "Test")
2. Taking everyday interactions with Xia Yinfei as an example, gentle and considerate, compliant in all things, never disappointing Xia Yinfei, but yet hesitating and lacking initiative. (Yang Fanru, "Umbrella")
(Structure) Compound: ·
(Function) Predicate.
() Describes being very compliant in everything. For example: She is compliant in all things to Xuelian, so when Xuelian scares her, she doesn't dare to send things anymore, but always worries in her heart. (Bing Xin, "On the Train")
(Discrimination) Both have the same structure and function, meaning, and are synonymous. "" is an alternative form of "" (fixed form).