Run away from the bad(záo pī ér dùn)

Run away from the bad

The Chinese idiom, pronounced Z á op ī é Rd ù n, means to live in seclusion. It's from Huainanzi, the folk precepts of Qi Dynasty.

Notes on Idioms

PI: unburned bricks, pottery, etc. Escape: escape. It's called seclusion.

The origin of Idioms

"Huainanzi Qi folk precepts:" Yan He, Lu Jun want to phase but do not, so that people with money first Yan, chisel training and escape

Idiom usage

Gong Bao insisted that his husband come out to do the palace, but he ran away in the middle of the night and had to ring the bell. What is the difference between them and those who wash their ears and do not listen? (the sixth chapter of Liu e's Lao Can's travels in Qing Dynasty)

Chinese PinYin : záo pī ér dùn