不求甚解 (Bù qiú shèn jiě) comes from Eastern‑Jin poet Tao Yuanming’s self‑portrait essay. It originally meant reading for main ideas instead of nit‑picking words. Gradually it turned negative, describing shallow learning without deep exploration. This idiom reflects traditional Chinese literary attitudes toward reading and intellectual pursuit.
A fool once heard someone say that pears were good for the teeth but harmful to the spleen, and that dates were good for the spleen but harmful to the teeth.