牛渚犀

niúzhǔxī
idiom

Meanings

  1. 1 a means to expose what is dark or hidden
  2. 2 the rhino horn of Niuzhu; a light that reveals monsters

Examples

Tā de pínglùn rú niúzhǔxī, zhào chū le zhǒngzhǒng hēimù.
His commentary acts like the Niuzhu rhino horn, exposing one hidden scandal after another.
Zhēnxiàng yídàn bèi niúzhǔxī zhào chū, biàn wú chù kě cáng.
Once the truth is lit up by that revealing horn, there's nowhere left for it to hide.

Tips

history
From the tale of Wen Qiao at Niuzhu cliff: he lit a rhino-horn torch to peer into the deep waters and saw strange creatures below. The phrase came to stand for any sharp insight that exposes what is dark or concealed.

Stroke Order

niú
zhǔ