follow correct opinions or well-intentioned advice like water flowing swiftly and smoothly downward(cóng shàn rú liú)

follow correct opinions or well-intentioned advice like water flowing swiftly and smoothly downward

It is a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is C ó ngsh à NR ú Li ú, which means to accept other people's correct opinions quickly and smoothly. From Zuo Zhuan, the eighth year of Chenggong.

Idiom explanation

From: obedience; good: good, correct; like flow: like flowing water down, quick. I can accept other people's good opinions quickly.

The origin of Idioms

"Zuo Zhuan · Chenggong eight years": "the gentleman said: follow the good as the flow, it's appropriate."

Analysis of Idioms

[synonym] follow advice like flow, follow kindness like flow, and [antonym] be arbitrary and headstrong

Idiom usage

Subject predicate type; as predicate, object, attribute; refers to listen to other people's opinions He also immediately understood that it was a gentleman's manner to let five cents go. Lu Xun's the sequel of Huagai: Diary of Ma'an

Idioms and allusions

Jin luanshu invaded Cai, then Chu and won Shen Li. Chu Shi also returned, Jin invasion of Shen, Shen Zi Yichu, from Zhi, fan, Han also. The gentleman said, "it's appropriate to follow the good like a flow! The book of songs says, "Kaiti is a gentleman, but ya is not a man." I want to be good! As a man, he has made great achievements. " It's also true that Zheng Bo will be the master of Jin Dynasty, and he will be the master of Xu Dongmen. Sound Bo such as Ju, against also. Zheng was a small country in the spring and Autumn period. In order to defend Chu, it signed a treaty with Jin. In the second year of the alliance, Chu sent troops to invade Zheng. When the Jin army had an appointment, they sent troops to rescue them. On the way, they met the Chu army, and the Chu army retreated without fighting. Zhao Tong, a general of Jin Dynasty, advocated taking the opportunity to capture Cai land of Chu state. They urged marshal luanshu to order action, but zhizhuangzi, the "Zhongjun Zuo", refused to let marshal luanshu send troops, saying: "the Chu army has withdrawn, and Zheng State has turned the corner, so we should not attack Chu state." Marshal Luan Shu felt justified and resolutely ordered the army to withdraw to the state of Jin. In this regard, "Zuo Zhuan" praised Luan Shu's action as "following the good as the flow"! following the flow of kindness means adopting wise and correct opinions and suggestions, accepting good advice, and being as smooth and natural as flowing water. It is a metaphor for being willing to accept the correct opinions of others. It comes from Zuo Zhuan, the eighth year of Chenggong: "the gentleman said," it's appropriate to follow the good like a flow. " In 585 BC, the state of Zheng was defeated by the state of Chu and asked for help from the state of Jin. Jin general Luan Shu was ordered to go to the rescue, so that the Chu army returned home. Later, luanshu went to attack the state of CAI, who rushed to the state of Chu for help. The state of Chu had to send his son Shen and son Cheng to lead the army to save CAI. Zhao Tong and Zhao Kuo, the generals of Jin Dynasty, asked Luan Shu to fight and prepared to attack the Chu army who helped CAI. At this time, Luan Shu's subordinates Zhi Zhuangzi, fan Wenzi and Han Xianzi stopped and said that it was not glorious to win this battle with the Chu army, but it would be shameful to lose it, so they suggested to withdraw troops and return home. Luan Shu took their advice. Some people in the army disagreed with this. They thought that there were 11 people who assisted Luan Shu. Only zhizhuangzi and other three people advocated the withdrawal of troops, and most of them were the main fighters. Therefore, they should act according to the majority's ideas. Luan Shu replied: "only correct opinions can represent the majority. Zhizhuangzi, they are sages, and their correct opinions can represent the ideas of the majority. " So he ordered his troops to return home. After two years, Luan Shu led his troops to capture the state of CAI and wanted to attack the state of Chu. After analyzing the specific situation, zhizhuangzi, fan Wenzi, Han Xianzi and others suggested that Luan Shu should not attack Chu for the time being, but Shen. Luan Shu once again took their advice. When Luan Shu was able to listen to his subordinates' opinions correctly, people praised him for following the good advice and saying, "Luan Shu listens to good and correct opinions as fast and naturally as water flows down."

Chinese PinYin : cóng shàn rú liú