Playing chess is the best(bō yì yóu xián)

Playing chess is the best

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is B ō y ì y ó uxi á n, which means don't eat too much and do nothing all day. It comes from the Analects of Confucius Yang Huo.

The origin of Idioms

Confucius said, "it's hard to eat all day and pay no attention! Is there no player? It's a wise thing to do. " The Analects of Confucius Yang Huo

Idiom usage

Why don't you even remember the sentence "you are still virtuous in playing chess". The third and fourth chapters of heroes and heroines

Analysis of Idioms

Antonym: eat all day

Idiom story

During the spring and Autumn period, Confucius often taught his students to learn from Yan Hui, not to pursue wealth and enjoyment, but to study hard. Confucius said that if a person is full all day long and has nothing to do and doesn't think about problems carefully, there will be no success. People who play chess in the world, though leisurely, have to work hard. It's much better than those who eat all day

Chinese PinYin : bō yì yóu xián