Keep a close eye on(bào guān jī tuò)

Keep a close eye on

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is B à Ogu à NJ à Tu à, which means the person who guards the pass and patrols the night. It's a metaphor for a humble position. From Mencius, wanzhangxia.

Idiom explanation

Watchman: mubang; Baoguan: guarding; watchman: night patrol. A night watchman. It's a metaphor for a humble position.

Idioms and allusions

Mencius wanzhangxia, the source of the dictionary, said: "those who are poor are superior to those who are inferior, while those who are rich are poor. Is it better to be humble and rich than poor? We're going to look at it. " "Xunzi. Honor and Disgrace" indicates that when benevolent people are on the top, they will do their best to farm, to inspect their wealth, and to skillfully use their weapons. As for the officials above, they will do their official duties with benevolence. The husband is called Zhiping. Therefore, they may be rich in the world, but they do not think that they are rich, or they may be in charge of the family and travel, and they may not think that they are few. Therefore, it is said: "cutting is equal, bending is smooth, different is one. "Husband is human relations. The poem said: "by the small Communist Party, the big Communist Party, for the next country Jun Meng.". "That's what it's called. From February to February, Emperor Xiaoyi collapsed and Emperor Wuding established. When Emperor Wuding ascended the throne, he thought of reviving Yin, but did not get his assistance. After three years of silence, political affairs were decided by the tomb to observe the national style. Wuding dreams of saints in the night. It's called saying. As you can see from your dreams, all the officials are not the same. Therefore, it is said that all kinds of workers are in danger. It's time for Xu MI, built on Fu insurance. Seen in Wuding, Wuding said yes. If you get the words, you will get the sage, and you will be the Prime Minister of Yin. Therefore, the surname of Fu Xian was named Fu Shuo. In Sima Zhen's historical records of the Tang Dynasty, it is said that the old version is "dangerous" and also "rock". Zhang Shoujie of Tang Dynasty quoted Kuo Di Zhi in Shi Ji Zheng Yi as saying, "Fu Xian is the place where Fu Shuo's version was built, and the hidden place is called Saint cave. It is located in the North Qili of Hebei County, Shaanxi Province, which is the boundary of the state of Yu and the state of Guo. There are also Fu Temple. The water flows out of Yushan Mountain in the north through yunsha River and Fuyan in the southeast. In front of Fu Shuo's seclusion room, it is commonly known as Saint cave. Therefore, if benevolent people are in the throne, the peasants will spend all their strength on farming, the merchants will spend all their shrewdness on financial management, and all kinds of craftsmen will spend all their skills on making instruments. Even the Duke and marquis will use all their benevolence and wisdom to perform their official duties. This situation is called Dazhi. Therefore, some people are rich and don't think they have more; some people take care of the gate, entertain tourists, guard checkpoints, patrol and play the night shift, and don't think they get less. Therefore, it is said that "only when there are differences can we achieve uniformity, only when there are twists and turns can we return to conformity, and only when there are differences can we unify." This is called ethical relationship. "The poem" says: "accept the small law and the big law, and protect all countries." That's the truth.

Idiom usage

In Tang Hanyu's on contending for ministers, it is appropriate to say "I am superior but inferior, I am rich and I am poor", if I am a watchman. The sixth volume of Yilin quoted Gu Yi's Yiji from Jin Dynasty: "it's shameful for a country to have no way but a great corpse; it's shameful for a country to have a way but a watchman." Wang Anshi of the Song Dynasty wrote in Xie Zhiqi: "it's poor to be a scholar because of the fact that he is a watchman." In Huang Zongxi's Ming Yi Dai Lu Xu Li of the Qing Dynasty, "the officials in the world are not only based on the rascal son, but also from the official's origin. The scholar's eyes are different, and they are ashamed to be friends with each other When Confucius and Mencius were not the same, all the officials who were appointed to take the field and hold the gate and watch the watchman were scholars. "

Chinese PinYin : bào guān jī tuò