be both opposite and complementary(xiāng fǎn xiāng chéng)

be both opposite and complementary

As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Xi ā NGF ǎ nxi ā ngch é ng, which means that two opposite things repel and promote each other. That is to say, the opposite things also depend on each other and have identity. It comes from the history of Han Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

In the history of Han Dynasty, Yi Wen Zhi: "benevolence and righteousness, respect and harmony, on the contrary, are mutually beneficial." After the formation of "opposite and complementary"

Idiom usage

The opposite has identity. Examples "poetry education" was originally "gentle and honest", while "innocence" was regarded as "poetry education" by the people of Song Dynasty, but it was not opposite and complementary. Preface to Zhu Ziqing

Chinese PinYin : xiāng fǎn xiāng chéng