shut one 's door and reflect on one 's misdeeds(bì mén sī guò)

shut one 's door and reflect on one 's misdeeds

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is B ì m é ns ī Gu, meaning to close the door to reflect on one's own fault. Fault, fault. The original work "shut up and think about the past". It comes from the biography of Han Yanshou.

The origin of Idioms

Ban Gu's biography of Han Yanshou in Han Dynasty and biography of Han Yanshou in Han Dynasty: "because of lying down, I shut up and think about my faults." In Zhuge Liang's Zhuge Liang's Zhuge Liang's Zhuge Liang's Zhuge Liang's Zhuge Liang's Zhuge Liang's Zhuge Liang's Zhuge Liang's Zhuge Liang's Zhuge Liang's Zhuge Liang's Zhuge Liang's Zhuge Liang's Zhuge Liang's Zhuge Liang's Zhuge Liang's. Today, I can't leave my post and think of my faults behind closed doors. " one of the ancient Chinese allusions comes from Han Yanshou biography by Ban Gu of the Eastern Han Dynasty: "because of going to bed to pass on the house, I close my mind and think about the past." The following is an idiom. Its original meaning is to think about one's own faults behind closed doors. It means self-examination and reform.

Idiom story

During the reign of emperor Zhao of the Western Han Dynasty, Han Yanshou, a Yan man, was the prefect of Zuo Fengyi. Once, when he visited Gaoling County, he met two brothers who complained to him. One of them said, "my brother took up my farmland." Another said: "this land was originally given to me by my parents when they were alive. My brother insisted that it was given to him without reason." this event touched Han Yanshou a lot. He was very ashamed to say: "as a prefect, I am the head of a county. I can't educate the people. Today, there is a bone and flesh dispute among the people. This not only injures the morals, but also disgraces the virtuous and filial sons. The responsibility lies with me, and I should step down and give up my position. " On this day, Han Yanshou shirked his illness and stopped dealing with official business. He stayed alone in a room of the library, closed the door and thought about his own mistakes. The two brothers who complained were deeply influenced by Han Yanshou's actions. With tears in their hearts, they went naked to the museum to plead with Han Yanshou. Han Yanshou was very happy. He opened the door to invite the two brothers to meet, and set up wine, meat and dinner to encourage those who repented and followed the good deeds. Since then, Han Yanshou has dealt with political affairs and expressed his gratitude to Ling, Cheng and other officials. The people in the county admonished each other and did not dare to commit the crime again. The surrounding 24 counties are in good faith and harmony, and there are no more lawsuits.

Idiom usage

Examples and "introspection" both mean self introspection; but they emphasize "close the door; don't contact others; think alone; know your own faults"; the meaning is more important than the latter; "introspection" emphasizes "don't put the responsibility on others; check yourself instead." He said that he could be tough and vulgar, but he was handsome and righteous. Today, I can't resign from my post, so that I can think of my faults behind closed doors. (Chu Lai min Jiao, written by Zhuge Liang in Shu Kingdom of the Three Kingdoms) Xiaoxian knew that he had been convicted of a felony, and he was too late to repent. He had to shut his door and think about his mistakes and listen to the destiny. (the sixth chapter of Jing Hua Yuan by Li Ruzhen in Qing Dynasty). (Xu Xuan's collection of Xu's official documents, Volume 3)

Chinese PinYin : bì mén sī guò