泥池物

níchíwù

idiom

Meanings

1 a person content to live in obscurity with no great ambition
2 a creature of the mud pond

Characters

thing; creature

Examples

HSK 7-9

他甘做泥池物，没什么野心。

Tā gān zuò níchíwù, méishénme yěxīn.

He's content to live as a creature of the mud pond, with no real ambition.

HSK 7-9

才华横溢的人，不会甘于做泥池物。

Cáihuá-héngyì de rén, búhuì gān yú zuò níchíwù.

A truly talented person won't be content to stay a nobody in a mud puddle.

Tips

memory

Think of a fish hiding in a muddy pond instead of swimming in the open sea. The image captures someone who retreats from the world and sets no lofty goals.

Stroke Order

泥 ní

池 chí

物 wù