recoil in order to extend(yǐ qū qiú shēn)

recoil in order to extend

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y ǐ Q ū Qi ú sh ē n, which means to stretch forward by bending. It refers to the strategy of taking retreat as advance. It comes from the book of changes.

The origin of Idioms

In the book of changes, Xici Part 2: "the bending of an inchworm is for the sake of faith."

Idioms and allusions

Allusion 1

In the 11th century B.C., Jiang Ziya, an 80 year old man, was a lower official in the Shang Dynasty. Seeing that King Zhou was immoral, he abandoned his official and fled to Xiqi. He wanted to join Xibo Jichang and was afraid of being ridiculed, so he temporarily lived in seclusion in a small village by the Weishui River, waiting for the right time. One day, he was fishing along the Weihe River to relieve his boredom. Wu Ji, a woodcutter, passed by. Seeing that he was fishing with a straight hook, he was still three feet away from the water. There was no bait on the hook, so he asked the elder his surname. Jiang Shang replied: "the surname is Jiang, the name is Shang, the word is Ziya, and the name is Zhengxiong. "Wu Ji sighed and said," I'm really ambitious. I'm not a hundred years old. It's not appropriate for a fool like you to call himself a bear! "Jiang Shang said with a smile," fishing is a fake, but it's true. However, if you want to catch the king and Hou, you'd better take them from the straight rather than from the song! "Wuji said:" you are not like a king, but like a living monkey. "After that, he took up the firewood and went to the city. Unexpectedly, when Wuji enters the city, he accidentally kills the guard sergeant, which brings disaster. When Xibo Jichang passes by, he learns that Wuji is a dutiful son and that there is no one to support his mother, so he gives him ten liang of gold and orders him to go back to settle his mother. Despairing, his mother brought Wu Ji to Jiang Shang for help. Jiang taught him to do this. From then on, Wuji only worked in the countryside, not in the city. Time flies. It's spring again. One day, Xibo came to the Weihe River for an outing and hunting. Suddenly someone sang, "the Phoenix is not lacking, the Lin is not lacking, but the governance of the world is polluted. When the Dragon prospers, the tiger breeds the wind, and the world is slow to find a virtuous path "Ji Chang ordered people to find the singer. Seeing that it was Wu Ji, he yelled," how dare you deceive me and sing here instead of taking the blame? "Wuji told the truth, and said that this song was also written by Jiang Shang. Ji Chang thought that Jiang Shang must be a sage, so he immediately pardoned Wuji's death and ordered him to lead the way to the river to visit Jiang Shang. In order to test Jichang's sincerity, Jiang Shang evaded the reeds. Three days later, Ji Chang granted Wu Ji the title of general Wude. He led the way again. He personally led hundreds of officials to visit Jiang Shang again and granted him the title of Taigong. Later, Taigong assisted King Wen and established the Zhou Dynasty with King Wu.

Allusion 2

Han Xin lost his parents when he was very young. He lived mainly by fishing for money. He was often helped by an old woman who washed silk and cotton. He was often discriminated against and ignored by people around him. Once, a group of villains humiliated Han Xin in public. A butcher said to Han Xin: Although you are tall and big, you like to wear a sword with a knife. In fact, you are very timid. If you have the ability, do you dare to stab me with your sword? If you don't dare, go under my crotch. Han Xin knows that he is a lonely man, and he is sure to suffer losses. Besides, he is flexible and can't ignore long-term plans for the sake of temporary benefits. So, in front of many onlookers, he went through the butcher's crotch. It is called "the humiliation of stepping down" in historical books.

Idiom usage

It refers to the strategy of doing things

Analysis of Idioms

Take retreat as advance

Chinese PinYin : yǐ qū qiú shēn