Discard the last and return to the original
As a Chinese idiom, the Pinyin is Q ì m ò f ǎ Nb ě n, which means abandoning industry and Commerce for agriculture and mulberry in ancient times. From the book of Jin, records of food and goods.
The origin of Idioms
"In the book of Jin, Shi Huo Zhi:" he abandoned the end and returned to the original, competing for agricultural service. "
Analysis of Idioms
Antonym: abandoning the essence and seeking the end
Idiom usage
Used as predicate, object, attribute, etc.
Chinese PinYin : qì mò fǎn běn
Discard the last and return to the original
produce clouds with one turn of the hand and rain with another. fù yǔ fān yún
feed a person without love or respect. shǐ jiāo shòu chù
be a wolf with a savage heart. láng zǐ shòu xīn