Urgent officials slow down the people(jí lì huǎn mín)

Urgent officials slow down the people

The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is j í L ì Hu ǎ nm í n, which means to be strict with officials and lenient to the people. It comes from Wang Yucheng's "admonition of the official Zang cemetery" in Song Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

Wang Yucheng of the Song Dynasty wrote in the epigraph of the tomb of the remonstrated official Zang: "in the eighth year of the Taiping rejuvenation of the state, I found the relics of you, and the Zhishi Museum granted Zhu Fu a silver seal to know Xu Zhou. In the third year of Xu's reign, the officials were in a hurry to slow down the people. " In Su Shunqin's on five affairs in Song Dynasty, it is said that "if the officials are in a hurry to slow down the people, the officials can not be allowed to indulge, and the great achievements of politics can be achieved."

Idiom usage

Yin Qian: "twenty two years ago, I was promoted to be the Minister of the Ministry of officials. I was able to do my duty. I chose the right way to help the country and the people. In the 23rd year, he served as the Minister of the Ministry of industry. He was strict and upright. He was aware of the urgency of the people and made great efforts to rule the country. In the third year, he was also the Minister of the Ministry of punishment. He was known for his integrity and adherence to the law. " (Kublai Khan's empire, the second in the Mongolian secret collection of historical novels, by Yin Qian, Oriental Publishing House)

Chinese PinYin : jí lì huǎn mín