a matter of expediency(quán yí zhī jì)

a matter of expediency

Expediency, a Chinese idiom, is spelled as Qu á NY í zh ī J ì, which means a temporary measure taken to cope with a certain situation. It comes from the biography of Wang Yun in the book of the later Han Dynasty.

Analysis of Idioms

A strategy to slow down the war

The origin of Idioms

And in the meeting, every lack of warmth, stick is serious, do not follow expediency, is not attached to the group. Biography of Wang Yun in the book of the later Han Dynasty

Idiom usage

To be formal; be subject or object; be used in something. In the Southern Dynasty, Song Dynasty and Fan Ye's book of the later Han Dynasty, biography of Wang Yun, it is said that "when we are in the meeting, we are not attached to it because of the lack of warmth, the staunchness of the staff and the lack of expediency." Zicheng thinks that it's only a short time to set up the women's army. He hasn't figured out what to do in the future. (Yao xueyin, Li Zicheng, Vol.2, Chapter 15)

Chinese PinYin : quán yí zhī jì