know and observe all but stay obscure
Knowing the white and guarding the black is an idiom, and the Pinyin is zh ī B á ISH ǒ uh ē I, which means to know right and wrong in black and white. Although you understand it, you should still keep it dark, as if nothing can be seen. This is the negative attitude of Taoism. From Laozi.
The origin of Idioms
Laozi: "knowing its white and keeping its black is the world style."
Idiom usage
This is the negative attitude of Taoism
Chinese PinYin : zhī bái shǒu hēi
know and observe all but stay obscure
sleep in the same bed but dream different dreams. tóng chuáng yì mèng
keep one 's heart as hard as the nether millstone. xīn rú mù shí
The sea is boiling and the mountains are shaking. hǎi fèi shān yáo
splits off as it meets the edge of knife without effort. yíng rèn bīng jiě
keep on repeating at great length. lián piān lèi fú