> 위록지마(謂鹿止馬) wii rok ji ma > To point at a deer and call it a horse. Very common South Indian proverb. Of course, our version goes - To point at a donkey and

> 위록지마(謂鹿止馬) wii rok ji ma > To point at a deer and call it a horse. Very common South Indian proverb. Of course, our version goes - To point at a donkey and call it a horse. I guess because donkeys are way more common than deer in South India. I'm curious about the etymology. Did it really originate in China ? If so, how come its so commonly used in South India ? The Chinese monks Faxian[1] and Xuanzang[2] visited India during the 5th/7th AD...the proverb came along with them ? [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faxian https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faxian [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xuanzang https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xuanzang