To make inquiries
The Chinese idiom, Pinyin, is x ú nqi ā nx ú nm ó u, which means to ask people's opinions for the safety of a country, the migration of its capital and the support of its monarch. It's from Zhouli, Qiuguan and xiaosikou.
The origin of Idioms
In Zhouli Qiuguan xiaosikou: "xiaosikou was in charge of the administration of the foreign court, so that all the people asked him. The first is to inquire about the danger of the country; the second is to inquire about the relocation of the country; and the third is to inquire about the establishment of the monarch. "
Idiom usage
Used as an object or attribute; used in writing.
Chinese PinYin : xún qiān xún móu
To make inquiries
lay more stress on the past than on the present. hòu gǔ bó jīn
Short words and long feelings. yǔ duǎn qíng cháng
a hoary head does research in the classics -- an aged person still learns. hào shǒu qióng jīng