Discard the last and turn the root
Abandoning the last and the original, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Q ì m ò f ǎ Nb ě n, which means abandoning industry and Commerce and working for agriculture and mulberry in ancient times. It comes from Ming Tang Fu by Li Bai of Tang Dynasty.
The origin of Idioms
Li Bai's Ming Tang Fu in Tang Dynasty: "the emperor bows to Tian Tian, and then he is close to Jiao sang. He abandons the last and returns to the original, and he is harmonious with Shi Kang."
Analysis of Idioms
Abandon the last and return to the original
Idiom usage
In the Ming Tang Fu written by Li Bai in Tang Dynasty, the emperor bowed to Tian Tian, and then to the mulberry trees in the suburbs
Chinese PinYin : qì mò fǎn běn
Discard the last and turn the root
change existing habits and customs. biàn fēng yì sú
Tortoise inscriptions and bird tracks. guī wén niǎo jì
beat gongs and shout at passengers to open the way for a coming official. kāi luó hè dào
avoid a person like the plague. bì zhī ruò měi
Devotion with all one's strength. jíe lì qián xīn
a runaway horse gallops so fast that it leaves no trace. bēn yì jué chén
have great ambition but little talent. zhì dà cái shū