nip the matter in the bud(dù jiàn fáng méng)

nip the matter in the bud

Du jianfangmeng, a Chinese idiom, whose pinyin is d ù Ji à NF á NGM é ng, can prevent accidents or disasters before they happen. Eliminate the hidden danger in the beginning and bud. That is to take precautions. It comes from the biography of Ding Hong in the book of the later Han Dynasty by Fan Ye of the Southern Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

According to the biography of Ding Hong in the book of the later Han Dynasty by Fan Ye of the Southern Song Dynasty, "if the government is ordered to bow, and Du gradually prevents sprouting, then the evil spirits will be destroyed, and the evil will be eliminated."

Idiom story

In the Eastern Han Dynasty, there was a minister named Ding Hong who was very talented. At that time, Empress Dowager Dou came to the court in person, and his brother Dou Xian was in charge of power. Ordinary officials flattered him, and the political situation was chaotic. the Dou family relied on power to run wild in the countryside, and no one in the court dared to expose their evil deeds. Only Ding Hong, taking advantage of the solar eclipse, frankly wrote a memorial to Emperor he, accusing the Dou family of being tyrannical. Taking the appearance of solar eclipse as a warning sign, he reminded the emperor he to pay attention to the occurrence of disasters and take effective measures at the beginning of everything. Otherwise, it would be difficult to solve or even develop out of control after a long time. Therefore, he suggested that he di should personally take charge of the government and put an end to the bad things at the initial stage. He nodded frequently. emperor Hanhe adopted Ding Hong's advice and dismissed Dou Xian and other officials

Idiom usage

In the biography of Ding Hong in the book of later Han Dynasty, it is said that "if the government orders a bow and Du gradually prevents the sprouting, the evil spirits will be destroyed and the good fortune will be removed." In the book of Jin, Duan Zhuo Zhuan: "so I thought that your majesty should think deeply and read far away. Du Jian fangmeng, playing the piano and chanting poems, just hanging the arch." According to the biography of Wang Zhining in the old book of the Tang Dynasty, "the ancients were far away from misfortune because of Du Jian's prevention of sprouting. The great was compared with the small. How did the sages choose?" Biography of Liu Heng in the new Tang Dynasty: if you use the strategy early, you can prevent Du from sprouting. If you can eliminate the adversity, you'd better worry about it!

Analysis of Idioms

[synonym]: Fang weidujian [antonym]: let it be

Chinese PinYin : dù jiàn fáng méng