come to a standstill(guǒ zú bù qián)

come to a standstill

As a Chinese idiom, the Pinyin is Gu ǒ Z ú B ù Qi á n, which means to describe a person who is worried but does not dare to move forward. It comes from the book of remonstrating and chasing guests written by Qin Lisi in the Warring States period.

Idiom explanation

Wrap: wrap. Stop, it's like your feet are entangled.

The origin of Idioms

In the book of remonstrating and expelling guests written by Qin Lisi in the Warring States period, it is said that "the scholars in the world will retreat and dare not go west, and will not enter the Qin Dynasty."

Idiom usage

In the 16th chapter of the romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong of Ming Dynasty, Lu Fengxian shoots at Cao mengde and loses his master in the water: Today Xuande is known as a hero. He comes to fight for poverty. If he kills him, he will do harm to the virtuous. The wise and resourceful people in the world, after hearing about it, doubt that they will not move forward. Who will decide the world, Lord? Chapter 29 of the second part of the song of youth by Yang Mo: "we can't be party members in name only, and we can't always stand still in the face of difficulties."

Analysis of Idioms

Synonyms: self-restraint, self complacency; Antonyms: never look back, never move forward

Idiom story

Lisi was the Prime Minister of Qin Shihuang. However, when he first arrived in the state of Qin, he was only a guest minister, not a prime minister. The so-called Keqing refers to the people who came from other countries to serve the state of Qin. At that time, the first emperor of Qin had just ascended the throne and had not yet unified the world, so he was known as the first emperor. at this time, there was a water conservancy man named Zheng who came to Qin from Korea. He suggested to Zhao Zheng, the king of Qin, "does the state of Qin want to develop? If you want to, you must first enrich the country and strengthen the people in China. The state of Qin has vast land, but water conservancy is insufficient. I am engaged in water conservancy. I am willing to do my part to build a canal for you. This canal can irrigate 40000 hectares of good farmland. If the 40000 hectares of good farmland can produce grain, you will accumulate more grain in your granary, and then you will have the strength to expand outward. " Zhao Zheng thought what he said was reasonable, so he said, "well, I'll listen to you." As a result, the state of Zheng became the commander in chief and led people to open a canal beside the Jing River. The canal was opened for three years, and the state of Qin mobilized a lot of human, material and financial resources. After the completion of the canal, the state of Qin really benefited. It extended for 300 Li and irrigated 40000 hectares of fertile land. This canal is called zhengguoqu, also called Zhengqu. This is a good thing, but later in the state of Qin, it was said that Zheng was actually a spy. Because the state of Qin was so powerful at that time, South Korea, where Zheng was located, felt threatened and sent Zheng to help the state of Qin build canals for three years. The purpose was to consume the human, financial and material resources of the state of Qin. In this way, the state of Qin had no power to invade other countries, so it could give other countries a reprieve. When Zhao Zheng found out, he was very angry. Some ministers suggested that all the people from other countries in Qin should be expelled. Zhao Zhengzhen adopted this suggestion and ordered all the guests to be driven away. Li Si was a native of Chu state, and naturally he was expelled. Li Si then wrote a letter to Qin Shihuang, this letter is "admonish Zhuke book". In his letter, he said, "I think it's not right for you to do this. It's a serious mistake. If a country wants to look like a big country, it should be able to accommodate talents. The reason why rivers are large is that they introduce many small streams; the reason why mountains are high is that they contain a lot of sand. As the saying goes, if a country is rich, the people will be strong; if the land is wide, there will be plenty of talent and food. Because of this, you drove away all the sages from other countries. The consequences are unimaginable. In the future, these people will go outside and say that the state of Qin will not employ people outside his own country. Then, all the sages would not go to the state of Qin. How can you build a great cause in the future if you can't recruit all the sages in the world? " After reading Liz's letter, Zhao Zheng felt that what he said was reasonable, so he withdrew the order. The idiom "hold your feet still" means that you can't move forward as if your feet are entangled; it means that you stop and dare not move forward because you are worried.

Chinese PinYin : guǒ zú bù qián