gēng dāng wèn nú , zhī dāng fǎng bì

Traditional: 耕當問奴，織當訪婢

耕当问奴，织当访婢 (gēng dāng wèn nú , zhī dāng fǎng bì) is a Chinese word meaning “if it's plowing ask the laborer, if it's weaving ask the maid (idiom); when managing a matter, consult the appropriate specialist”.

Meanings

  1. 1if it's plowing ask the laborer, if it's weaving ask the maid (idiom); when managing a matter, consult the appropriate specialist

Characters in 耕当问奴，织当访婢

耕gēng · to plow当dāng · (onom.) dong问wèn · to ask; to inquire奴nú · slave织zhī · to weave当dāng · (onom.) dong访fǎng · (bound form) to seek by inquiry婢bì · slave girl

Related words

问题question当(onom.) dong当to be当at or in the very same...当然only natural问to ask; to inquire当时then; at that time当时immediately; right then组织to organize相当equivalent to当作to treat as当成to consider as; to take to be

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