mind one 's own business in order to keep out of trouble(jié shēn zì ài)

mind one 's own business in order to keep out of trouble

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Ji é sh ē NZ ì I, which means to keep yourself pure and different. It also refers to being afraid of provoking right and wrong, being only concerned about one's own good and not caring about public affairs. From Mencius, wanzhangshang.

Idiom explanation

Purity: purity. Keep yourself pure and different. It also refers to being afraid of provoking right and wrong, being only concerned about one's own good and not caring about public affairs.

The origin of Idioms

Mencius wanzhangshang: "it's just to clean the body."

Analysis of Idioms

Synonyms: clean, self love, self-cultivation, self-improvement

Idiom usage

Even if you have to go to work on time because of the pressure of life, you should keep your body clean, not eat at the same table with others, and have tea in the same cup, so as not to spread germs and harm others. Ba Jin's cold night

Chinese PinYin : jié shēn zì ài