Keep to the law(bào lìng shǒu lǜ)

Keep to the law

It's a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is B à ol à ngsh à UL à, which means sticking to the law and not knowing how to adapt. The source is "Yan Family Precepts · mianxue".

The origin of Idioms

In Yan Zhitui's family precepts mianxue of the Northern Qi Dynasty, it is said that "if I know to abide by orders and laws, and give up early punishment, then I can level the prison."

Analysis of Idioms

Synonym: cling to the old and follow the old; antonym: discard the old and bring forth the new

Idiom usage

People who obey the law will also make mistakes.

Chinese PinYin : bào lìng shǒu lǜ