Inside and outside(bào nèi líng wài)

Inside and outside

The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is B à on è IL í NGW à I, which means to harm the people at home and bully the weak outside. It comes from Zhou Li, Xia Guan and Si Ma Ma.

Idiom usage

It's very overbearing

The origin of Idioms

"Zhou Li · Xia Guan · Si Kuai": "if a thief is virtuous and harms the people, he will attack them; if he is violent, he will attack the altar."

Idiom explanation

Violence: cruelty; Mausoleum: the same as "Ling", invasion, bullying. They have harmed the people at home and oppressed the weak and small outside.

Chinese PinYin : bào nèi líng wài