advance at the double
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Ji ā NCH é ngqi á NJ ì n, which means to speed up the pace and walk two days a day. It comes from the biography of Jia Kui in the annals of the Three Kingdoms.
Explanation of words
And: double; and: merger. Step up and walk two days a day.
The origin of Idioms
In the biography of Jia Kui in the annals of the Three Kingdoms, it is said that "it is the way to March, and more banners and drums are set up as suspicious soldiers."
Idiom usage
[example] you don't want to see the mountains and rivers all the way, just walk along the road and make progress. A dream of Red Mansions by Cao Xueqin in Qing Dynasty
Chinese PinYin : jiān chéng qián jìn
advance at the double
be chivalrous and fond of doing good deeds. xíng xiá hào yì
equally difficult to go on or retreat. jìn tuì shī jù
pressed breast to back and shoulder to shoulder. yā jiān dié bèi
unnecessary and overelaborate formalities. fán wén mò jié