serious in speech and manner(bù gǒu yán xiào)

serious in speech and manner

It is a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is B ù g ǒ uy á nxi à o, which means to describe a serious attitude. It comes from the book of rites.

The origin of Idioms

In the book of rites, Qu Li Shang said, "don't climb high, don't be deep, don't care about Zi, don't laugh."

Idiom usage

It's formal; it's predicate and attribute; it's solemn and serious. Let's also say that Mr. Zheng BOCAI, whose single name is male, is a native of Xiangtan County, Hunan Province. He has always been a scholar of Song Dynasty. Liang Qichao's "the future of new China" in Qing Dynasty, the boy was not good at talking and smiling since he was a child. When others teased him, he would only smile. According to the draft of Qing history, volume 500, biography of Yi Yi and biography of Zhu Yuanyu, "Zhi Yu is strict, resolute and upright, and moves with courtesy. Pingju does not smile. "The sixth and fourth chapters of the wild old man's Expositions:" sister Mu Si is dignified and quiet. She doesn't smile. How can you say that? 」

Chinese PinYin : bù gǒu yán xiào