throw the door open for the robbers(kāi mén yī dào)

throw the door open for the robbers

Open the door to steal, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is k ā im é NY ī D à o, which means to open the door to invite robbers in, analogy to attract bad people, lead to disaster. It comes from the annals of the Three Kingdoms, the annals of Wu, the biography of Wu Zhu.

The origin of Idioms

Wu Zhi, biography of Wu Zhu, chronicles of the Three Kingdoms: Zhang Zhao told Sun Quan, who had just died at the age of 18, that "Kuang Jin is a traitor and a wolf, but he wants to mourn his relatives. Taking care of the ritual system, he still opens the door and bows to thieves, but he can't be benevolent."

Idiom usage

The third chapter of the chronicles of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty in Qing Dynasty: "the nature of dogs and jackals should not be introduced into Wokai.". The Duke of Shen made a mistake by opening the door to the robbers, making them burn the palace and kill the former king. This is not a common enemy. " Chapter 36 of three chivalrous men and five righteousness in Qing Dynasty: even my uncle knew that he was the one who opened the door to steal, but he couldn't help me. The third chapter of Chen Chen's "Water Margin" in Qing Dynasty: if you lose your city, you should follow the military law; Kuang also has a report to Yang Taishou, who sent me to be conservative. I'm your apprentice. Isn't I a traitor?

Analysis of Idioms

Asking for trouble

Idiom story

During the Three Kingdoms period, sun ce of Jiangdong was plotting and died of serious injury. His younger brother, Sun Quan, was only 18 years old at that time. He cried every day and was unable to deal with the government affairs. It's no use persuading the ministers. They are very anxious. Counsellor Zhang Zhao said to Sun Quan, "now the world is in chaos and jackals are all over the world. If you only focus on crying and ignore state affairs It's like inviting a robber with your door wide open, and you're going to get yourself into trouble. " Sun Quan felt that he was right. He immediately changed his court uniform, boarded the Council, inspected the army, and stabilized the morale of the army and the people.

Chinese PinYin : kāi mén yī dào