The prime minister comes from the East and the general comes from the West(guēn dōng chū xiàng, guān xī )

The prime minister comes from the East and the general comes from the West

There are prime ministers in the East and generals in the west of Hangu pass, which means that in the east of Hangu pass, the people are good at writing and there are more prime ministers; in the west of Hangu pass, the people are good at martial arts and there are more generals.

Idiom: Guandong out of the phase, Guanxi out of the general pronunciation: Gu ā nd ō ngch ū Xi à ng, Gu ā nx ī ch ū Ji à ng interpretation: Guan: Hangu Guan. In the east of Hangu pass, the people are good at writing, and there are more prime ministers; in the west of Hangu pass, the people are good at martial arts, and there are more generals. Source: records of Yao Xingzai in the book of Jin: "it is said by the ancients that the prime minister came from the east of Shaanxi, the general came from the west of Shaanxi, Rao Yi was lost in the Sanqin Dynasty, and many strange scholars came from you." example: it is said in the world that there is a prime minister in the East and a general in the West. Is there a metaphor between the East and the west? (Li Fuyan, Tang Dynasty, continuation of mysteries and mysteries, Li weigongjing)

Chinese PinYin : guēn dōng chū xiàng, guān xī