seeing the name of a thing one thinks of its function(gù míng sī yì)

seeing the name of a thing one thinks of its function

As the name suggests, Chinese idioms, Pinyin is g ù m í ngs ī y ì, meaning to think of the meaning from the name. It comes from the biography of Wang Chang in the history of the Three Kingdoms.

Notes on Idioms

Gu: see; Yi: meaning, meaning.

The origin of Idioms

According to the biography of Wang Chang in the annals of the Three Kingdoms, Wei Shu, "if you want to make Ru Cao, as the name suggests, dare not violate Yue."

Idiom usage

When you see a name, you think of the meaning it contains. example the sweet scented osmanthus cicada, as the name suggests, is fragrant like sweet scented osmanthus, or because it exists when sweet scented osmanthus is in bloom. The main principle of the rule of law leadership is the rule of law leadership. As the name suggests, it is "leading according to the law, leading according to the law", that is to lead the people in accordance with the Constitution and the law, to manage the country, to manage economic and social affairs according to the law. as the name suggests, the so-called sea bottom flat top mountain is a sea mountain with a flat top on the sea bottom, and its top is flat.

Idiom story

During the period of the Three Kingdoms, Wang Chang, the teacher of Cao Pi, Emperor Wen of Wei Dynasty, was upright and paid attention to reputation. When he named his sons and nephews, he paid attention to using modest words, in order to let them, as the name suggests, not do anything against the name, such as Xuanchong, Daochong, Chujing and Daodao.

Chinese PinYin : gù míng sī yì