Take the root and restrain the end(wù běn yì mò)

Take the root and restrain the end

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is w ù B ě NY ì mॸ, which means to engage in agricultural production and inhibit industry and commerce. It comes from the biography of Zheng Hong in the book of Han by Ban Gu in the Eastern Han Dynasty.

Idiom usage

It is out of date that we should take the relationship between agriculture, industry and commerce as an example.

The origin of Idioms

Ban Gu's biography of Zheng Hongzhuan in the history of Han Dynasty said, "we should not compete with the world for profit if we do our best to restrain the past."

Idiom explanation

Engage in agricultural production and restrain industry and commerce.

Chinese PinYin : wù běn yì mò