be all things to all men(bā miàn líng lóng)

be all things to all men

It is a Chinese idiom, Pinyin B ā mi à NL í NGL ó ng, which originally means that the window is bright and open; later it is used to describe people's tact in dealing with people and everything. From "Fu De Peng Zu Lou sent Yang Zongde back to Xuzhou.".

Notes on Idioms

Linglong: exquisite and meticulous, refers to people's flexibility and agility.

The origin of Idioms

Lu Lun's poem "Fu De Peng Zu Lou sent Yang Zongde back to Xuzhou": four households and eight windows, Ming Dynasty, Linglong forced Shangqing Dynasty.

Idiom usage

Subject predicate; predicate, attribute; derogatory, used to please all kinds of people. Song Ge Changgeng's poem "the river is red, the sky is high in Jun": all sides are exquisite, the light is not at night, and the cold is like the moon on all sides. originally, Baoting's character was exquisite, but he was very down-to-earth. ——The seventh chapter of Nie Hai Hua by Zeng Pu in Qing Dynasty

Analysis of Idioms

Synonyms: see light from all sides, take the helm from the wind

Chinese PinYin : bā miàn líng lóng