Rely on the sword(lì bàng yǐ dāo)

Rely on the sword

Li Bang Yi Dao, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is l ì B à ngy à D à o, which means pursuing self-interest is like leaning on the edge of a knife. It means that greed for profit often leads to disaster. It comes from two ancient poems.

Idiom usage

As an object or attribute; used in figurative sentences

The origin of Idioms

"Source of ancient poetry · two ancient poems": "sweet melon embraces bitter pedicel, beautiful jujube produces thorns, there is a knife near the edge, greedy people also steal."

Idiom explanation

Leaning: leaning. On the side of "benefit" is the word Dao, which means that the pursuit of self-interest is like leaning on the edge of a knife. It's a metaphor for greed often leads to disaster.

Chinese PinYin : lì bàng yǐ dāo