This would seem to be a complimentary term, but in point of fact it is not, for it has picked up associations of impracticality and ineffectuality and general dopiness.
Indeed, it's a view that, according to his performance, is supported by the character of Shang, as it appears in the oracle bone script, reminiscent of the face of an owl.
Many people get the idea from the mass of bones in the pit wall that some disaster, such as a volcanic explosion or a sudden flood, killed a whole herd of dinosaurs in this area.
Glaciers cover about 10 percent of the world's total land area and when you think of them what might come to mind are these super massive chunks of immovable ice.