always persist firmly in(shǐ zhōng bù yú)

always persist firmly in

As a Chinese idiom, the Pinyin is sh ǐ zh ō NGB ù y ú, which means never change from beginning to end. It comes from the biography of Xie an in the book of Jin.

Notes on Idioms

Yu: change, violate.

The origin of Idioms

According to the biography of xie'an in the book of Jin, "although an was sent by the imperial court, his ambition of Dongshan will remain unchanged from beginning to end

Idiom usage

To keep one's word means to keep one's word.

Examples

Lu Ye's biography in the book of Jin: "be diligent and firm; never change."

Wang Bizhi of the Song Dynasty wrote in mianshui Yan Tan Lu, a famous Minister: "the world sighs that the Duke (Fan Zhongyan) is sincere in his country and never changes his guard by advancing and retreating."

In the biography of the rich in Ming Dynasty, it is said that "being rich, honest, upright and unswerving, Wang Ao is also known as a famous official."

Qian Qianyi's preface to Xie Xiang's thirty and fifty years of life in Qing Dynasty: "although Shi Chengxie Anshi was sent by the imperial court, his ambition of Dongshan was unswerving; he had a leisurely banquet, folded the whip of Qin Dynasty and set up the tripod of Jin Dynasty, which was also the effect of leisure."

Chapter 29 of the popular romance of the Republic of China by Cai Dongfan and Xu Xianfu: a simple heart, which focuses on local order, people's life and property, and is unswervingly drawn lessons from heaven and man.

Idiom story

During the reign of emperor Xiaowu of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the imperial court was in the midst of internal and external troubles. Xie an was famous, but he did not want to be an official. He was reluctant to be an official until he was warmly invited by Yu Bing, the governor of Yangzhou. Before the defeat of the Qin army in Feishui, he resigned and retired to Dongshan of Kuaiji. Later, he was forced to be an official. However, his ambition to retire from Dongshan remained unchanged, and he always wanted to maintain his noble morality.

Chinese PinYin : shǐ zhōng bù yú