pull shaft of a cart and drop to the rut(pān yuán wò zhé)

pull shaft of a cart and drop to the rut

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is p ā NYU á NW ò zh é, which means holding the shaft, lying on the driveway and not letting the car go. In the old days, it was used as a flattery to retain good officials. It comes from the stele of King Zhao of Qi gu'anlu.

Analysis of Idioms

Synonym: climb the road and lie on the road

Idiom usage

When a good official leaves his post, he is called "the emperor's house" and "the prince of linhuai". When he is enlisted, the common people are not allowed to go. Volume 21 of Bai's six calligraphy by Bai Juyi in Tang Dynasty

The origin of Idioms

In the stele of King Zhao of Qi gu'anlu written by Liang Shenyue in the Southern Dynasty, it is said that "the love of climbing a rut is never forgotten."

Chinese PinYin : pān yuán wò zhé