Civil and military affairs
Wenwu errand, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is w é NW ǔ ch à sh ì, which means to compare robbery with theft. From the cold eye view.
The origin of Idioms
Chapter 12 of cold eye: "if you go to private salt, or do a civil and military errand without telling him, you may gouge out your eyes, or you may lose your life."
Idiom usage
Used as an object or attribute; used in dealing with affairs.
Chinese PinYin : wén wǔ chà shì
Civil and military affairs
be snatched from the jaws of death. jué chù féng shēng
now sinking , now rising again. zài chén zài fú
Carved heart and wild goose claw. diāo xīn yàn zhǎo
Drop your head and plug your ears. chuí tóu sāi ěr
burn straws and weeds and water the land. huǒ gēng shuǐ nòu