Wild deer(biāo zhī yě lù)

Wild deer

As a Chinese idiom, the Pinyin is bi ā ozh ī y ě L ù, which means that the monarch is as free as a branch on a tree, and the people are as free as a wild deer. From Chuang Tzu, heaven and earth.

Idiom explanation

The standard branch, the branch at the height of the tree, is a metaphor for the quiet and indifferent monarch in ancient times; the wild deer is a metaphor for the people who are free and contented.

The origin of Idioms

Chuang Tzu · heaven and earth: "to rule the world, do not respect the virtuous, do not enable, as the standard branch, people like wild deer." The standard branch, the branch at the top of the tree, is a metaphor for the tranquility and inaction of the king in the ancient world; the wild deer is a metaphor for the self satisfaction of the people in the lower world.

Idiom usage

It refers to the archaic times. Kuang wants to live in a world where the sun never eclipses the sun and never enters the door. How can he not be regarded as the Western Jin Dynasty? Wei Yuan, Qing Dynasty

Chinese PinYin : biāo zhī yě lù