save a person who hangs himself by pulling his feet(yǐn zú jiù jīng)

save a person who hangs himself by pulling his feet

It is a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is y ǐ NZ ú Ji ù J ī ng, which means that action is opposite to the purpose. The more you do, the farther away you are from the purpose. From Xunzi Zhongni.

Idiom usage

To act in a wrong way

Analysis of Idioms

Synonyms: beiyuanshichu, yuanmu Qiuyu

The origin of Idioms

In Xunzi Zhongni, it is said that "ambition can't avoid the heart of treachery, and conduct can't avoid the way of treachery. To seek the name of a gentleman and a sage is to create the heaven, save the Scriptures and lead the feet."

Idiom explanation

Yin: pull; Jing: Hang. But the man who saved the hanging went to pull his feet. It means that action is opposite to the end, and the more you do, the farther away you are from the end.

Chinese PinYin : yǐn zú jiù jīng