jiā​jī​yě​zhì

different artistic styles

Senses

家鸡野雉/ 家雞野雉 jiā​jī​yě​zhì different artistic styles

Comparing domestic chicken to wild pheasant; originally used by Yu Yi of the Jin Dynasty to compare his own calligraphy to that of Wang Xizhi, referring to different styles of calligraphy or painting

家鸡野雉/ 家雞野雉 jiā​jī​yě​zhì preferring the new over the old

Valuing the distant or exotic while despising the familiar; often used to describe a man who neglects his wife for a mistress in extramarital relations

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synonym 家鸡野雉/家雞野雉 家鸡野鹜/家雞野鶩
variant 家鸡野鹜/家雞野鶩 家鸡野雉/家雞野雉