East, West, North and South visitors(dōng xi nán běi kè)

East, West, North and South visitors

East, West, North and South guest is a Chinese idiom, pronounced D ō ngxin á Nb ě IK è, which means people who live in uncertain places.

Idioms and allusions

According to the source of the book of rites, Volume 6, on the sandalwood bow, Confucius had to be buried together in defense, saying: "when I hear about it, the ancient tombs are not tombs. Today, people from the East, the west, the north and the South can not be recognized by Buddhism. " So he was granted four feet.

Discrimination of words

Usage: as subject and object; for vagrant

Chinese PinYin : dōng xi nán běi kè