矮人观场 A Short Fellow Sees The Show--An Inexperienced Man Takes Others' Ideas As His Own. (成语)
Channel: Chengyummy
Date: 20/06/2021

成语: 矮人观场

拼音: ǎi rén guān cháng

注音: ㄞˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄔㄤˊ

繁体: 矮人觀場

eng: A short fellow sees the show--an inexperienced man takes others' ideas as his own.

Meaning: Field: theater. The metaphor only knows to agree with others, but he has no opinion. It is also a metaphor of not having wide knowledge.

Context: The tenth volume of "Xiangzu Notes" by Wang Shizhen of the Qing Dynasty: "I have a close view of Song Jingwen's style. There is no word and no origin, but the contrast is accurate. Those who do not read thousands of books can not, and they are far beyond the reach of Nandu. Today, people eat and eat. Destroyers are all dwarves who watch the field, not knowing it or knowing it."

Feeling: Derogatory

Usage: Subject-predicate; used as a predicate and attributive; with derogatory meaning, to describe inexperienced and confusing.

Structure: Verb Phrase

例子: 最有识见之客，亦作矮人观场。清·李渔《闲情偶寄·演习·选剧》

近义: 人云亦云、矮人看场、矮子看戏

反义: 见多识广


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