follow suit without knowing why(ǎi zǐ guān cháng)

follow suit without knowing why

Dwarf Guanchang, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is ǎ iz ǐ Gu ā NCH á ng, which means that people only know how to agree with others, but they don't have their own opinions. It's also a metaphor for not being knowledgeable. It comes from Yang Shen's Sheng'an poetry talks on Laozi's nature in Ming Dynasty.

Idiom explanation

Metaphor only knows to agree with others, but has no own opinion. It's also a metaphor for not being knowledgeable.

The origin of Idioms

Yang Shen's Sheng'an Shihua Laozi on nature in Ming Dynasty: "if you know that it comes from Laozi, the Confucianists in Song Dynasty will wash away the dirt and ask for blemishes, and the songs will be ridiculed; but if you know that it comes from classics, you will protect and praise it. This is also the view of dwarves

Idiom usage

Subject predicate type; used as predicate and attribute; derogatory; used to describe ignorance and echoing.

Examples

Li Zhi of Ming Dynasty: "I have been a child Respecting Confucius, I don't know how Confucius can respect himself. The so-called dwarf's view of the world is to study with others, just harmony. "

Xu fuzuo's yiwenqian of Ming Dynasty is the third: "the whole heart is the Buddha, the whole Buddha is the human, and the hungry see the rice; the heart is not the Buddha, the wisdom is not the Tao, and he Shu is a dwarf."

The first chapter of Xia Jingqu's exposed words of a wild old man in the Qing Dynasty: "those who have always interpreted poems have misinterpreted these two sentences, so it means nothing! It's not that many people try their best to be extravagant, but they are just like dwarfs watching the scene and fool people talking about their dreams. "

Analysis of Idioms

words whose meaning is similar

Dwarfs go to the theatre and imitate others

Chinese PinYin : ǎi zǐ guān cháng