Take books as a guide
The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y ǐ sh ū w é iy ù, which means to control horses according to the knowledge learned from books. It refers to sticking to dogma, which is difficult to achieve. It comes from Zhao ce'er, the Warring States strategy.
Idiom usage
To act as an object or attributive
The origin of Idioms
Zhao ce'er, the Warring States policy: "as the saying goes, a man who takes books as his defense is not as good as a horse. If we make use of the past to control the present, we will not be able to change things. "
Idiom explanation
To harness horses according to the knowledge learned from books. It's a metaphor for sticking to dogma.
Chinese PinYin : yǐ shū wéi yù
Take books as a guide
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