Quiet as a virgin, moving as a rabbit
J ì ngru ò ch ǔ Z ǐ, D ò ngru ò Tu ō t ù: Chinese Taoist philosophy. It means that when the army is not in action, it is as calm and steady as an unmarried girl, and when it is in action, it is as agile and rapid as a flying rabbit. It means "quiet as a virgin, moving as a rabbit".
explain
When you don't act, you are as quiet as an unmarried woman. When you act, you are as agile as an escaped rabbit. (Virgin: unmarried woman, i.e. virgin; rabbit: Runaway rabbit)
source
It is used in the art of war "nine places of Sun Tzu": "so the beginning is like a virgin, and the enemy opens an account; the later is like a rabbit, and the enemy can't refuse." that is, there is movement and stillness.
Routine
The ancients said, "quiet as a virgin, moving as a rabbit." that is to say, when you don't move, you should be like a girl hiding in her boudoir, moving as fast as a rabbit off the net. ——Yao xueyin, Li Zicheng, Vol.2, chapter 35
Chinese PinYin : jìng ruò chǔ zǐ,dòng ruò tuō tù
Quiet as a virgin, moving as a rabbit
beg about the streets by playing an instrument. wú shì zhī xiāo
Respect oneself and humble others. zūn jǐ bēi rén
splits off as it meets the edge of knife without effort. yìng rèn ér jiě