broadening one 's intellectual horizon and keeping within the bounds of propriety(bó wén yuè lǐ)

broadening one 's intellectual horizon and keeping within the bounds of propriety

Bo Wen Yue Li is a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is B ó w é NYU ē L ǐ, which means to seek knowledge and abide by etiquette. From the Analects of Confucius Yongye.

Notes on Idioms

Bo: extensive; about: constraint.

The origin of Idioms

Yongye, the Analects of Confucius: a gentleman is erudite in writing, and he can also be a freeman if he makes an appointment with rites!

Idiom usage

The combination is used as predicate, with commendatory meaning. He is rich in literature, but he is poor in learning. ——Preface to the quintessence of the eight dynasties by Wang Kaiyun of the Qing Dynasty

Chinese PinYin : bó wén yuè lǐ