keep close at hom(bì jìng zì shǒu)

keep close at hom

As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is B ì J ì ngz ì sh ǒ u, which means to close four borders, defend strictly, and describe conservative behavior. It comes from the book of overlapping with Li Zhongcheng in Henan Province.

The origin of Idioms

Tang Shunzhi of the Ming Dynasty wrote a book with Li Zhongcheng of Henan Province: "if Taiyuan is policed again, it is bound to go ahead and not to shut up."

Analysis of Idioms

[synonym]: closed door [antonym]: opening to the outside world

Idiom usage

The metaphor is conservative. A policy of seclusion will only make the country lag behind.

Chinese PinYin : bì jìng zì shǒu