毁舟为杕 — “Destroy a boat to make a rudder”
毁舟为杕 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to destroy something large and valuable to create something small and insignificant, symbolizing a disproportionate or misguided action that wastes significant resources for a trivial outcome, often out of caprice or poor judgment”. Literally, “Destroy a boat to make a rudder”.
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More idioms starting with 毁
- huǐ毁bù不wēi危shēn身Grieve deeply without endangering self
- huǐ毁bù不miè灭xìng性grieve deeply but not to death
- huǐ毁yú于yī一dàn旦destroyed in an instant
- huǐ毁guān冠liè裂cháng裳sever ties completely
- huǐ毁zōng宗yí夷zú族exterminate an entire clan
- huǐ毁jiā家shū纾guó国sacrifice family for the nation
- huǐ毁jiā家shū纾nàn难sacrifice family wealth to relieve crisis
- huǐ毁lián廉miè蔑chǐ耻disregard integrity and shame
- huǐ毁xíng形miè灭xìng性destroy form and extinguish nature
- huǐ毁fāng方tóu投yuán圆abandon principles to conform
- huǐ毁fāng方wǎ瓦hé合abandon principles to conform to vulgar trends
- huǐ毁wǎ瓦huà画màn墁a pointless and futile endeavor
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What does 毁舟为杕 mean?
毁舟为杕 (huǐ zhōu wéi duò) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to destroy something large and valuable to create something small and insignificant, symbolizing a disproportionate or misguided action that wastes significant resources for a trivial outcome, often out of caprice or poor judgment”.
How do you pronounce 毁舟为杕?
毁舟为杕 is pronounced huǐ zhōu wéi duò in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 毁舟为杕 literally mean?
Literally, 毁舟为杕 means “Destroy a boat to make a rudder”. It is used to mean “to destroy something large and valuable to create something small and insignificant, symbolizing a disproportionate or misguided action that wastes significant resources for a trivial outcome, often out of caprice or poor judgment”.
What is the Chinese definition of 毁舟为杕?
杕，通“舵”。将船改成舵。毁大物为小物，比喻随心所欲的不当行为。