cùn
tíng
zhuàng
zhōng
寸莛撞钟
基本解释
拼音：cùn tíng zhuàng zhōng
注音：ㄘㄨㄣˋㄊㄧㄥˊㄓㄨㄤˋㄓㄨㄥ
解释：莛：草茎。原意是钟的音量大，用草茎去敲，就不能使它发出应有的响声。后比喻学识浅薄的人向知识渊博的人请教。
出处：汉·东方朔《答客难》：“以管窥天，以蠡测海，以莛撞钟，岂能通其条贯，考其文理，发其音声哉。”
单字解释：
寸
莛
撞
钟
英语解释
莛: grass stem. The original meaning is that the volume of the clock is high. If you knock it with a straw, you can't make it make the proper sound. The latter metaphor refers to a person with shallow knowledge asking for advice from a person with profound knowledge.
