悬驼就石 — “To suspend a camel to reach a grindstone”
悬驼就石 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to make an unnecessarily difficult or roundabout effort to achieve a simple task, resulting in much wasted energy for little gain; to take an inefficient or illogical approach”. Literally, “To suspend a camel to reach a grindstone”.
悬驼就石 Pronunciation and Pinyin
悬驼就石 Character Breakdown
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Origin and Story of 悬驼就石
In ancient times, a man came into possession of a dead camel. He wanted to skin it but found his knife too dull.
There was a grindstone on the upper floor of his house. Instead of bringing the grindstone downstairs, which would have been convenient, he repeatedly went upstairs to sharpen his knife and then came back down to skin the camel, finding this process extremely cumbersome.
Ultimately, to avoid the inconvenience of moving the grindstone, he exerted immense effort to hoist the heavy dead camel all the way upstairs to skin it near the grindstone, showcasing an utterly inefficient and illogical approach.
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Open the tool →Questions about 悬驼就石
What does 悬驼就石 mean?
悬驼就石 (xuán tuó jiù shí) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to make an unnecessarily difficult or roundabout effort to achieve a simple task, resulting in much wasted energy for little gain; to take an inefficient or illogical approach”.
How do you pronounce 悬驼就石?
悬驼就石 is pronounced xuán tuó jiù shí in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 悬驼就石 literally mean?
Literally, 悬驼就石 means “to suspend a camel to reach a grindstone”. It is used to mean “to make an unnecessarily difficult or roundabout effort to achieve a simple task, resulting in much wasted energy for little gain; to take an inefficient or illogical approach”.
Where does 悬驼就石 come from?
悬驼就石 comes from a classical Chinese story dating back to ancient China. The full story is on this page.
What is the Chinese definition of 悬驼就石?
比喻用力多，得益少。