be round in disposition , square in action act straight
Wisdom, wisdom and wisdom, idiom, as predicate, attribute. Round: perfect, comprehensive; square: correct, not careless. To describe knowledge should be extensive and comprehensive, and to act with integrity and meticulousness. It means to have great ambition and to be honest and upright to realize the combination of virtue and talent. It comes from Wenzi Weiming: "Wenzi said: the way of mortals is that the heart wants to be small and the ambition wants to be big; the wisdom wants to be round and the action wants to be square."
Idiom explanation
To describe knowledge should be extensive and comprehensive, and to act with integrity and meticulousness. It means to have great ambition and to be honest and upright to realize the combination of virtue and talent.
Idioms and allusions
[Yuchu]: "Wenzi Weiming:" Laozi said: the way of mortals is that the heart wants to be small, the ambition wants to be big; the wisdom wants to be round, and the action wants to be square. "
Examples of Idioms
[example]: the virtue of Weigong, loyalty is not close to the name, speech is not mud often. ——Zhang Juzheng, Ming Dynasty.
Discrimination of words
The synonym "wisdom wants to be round and action wants to be square"
Idiom usage
Combined; as predicate and attribute; with commendatory meaning
title
Title: volume of Chinese jade carving master Jiang Xi editor in chief: publication: Format: 787mm * 1092mm1 / 12 sheet: 22 words: 400000 words Edition: 1st edition in October 2009 price: isbn978-7-116-06339-6
Chinese PinYin : zhì yuán xíng fāng
be round in disposition , square in action act straight
extraordinary as if done by the spirits. guǐ fǔ shén gōng
he rooks everyone he can get his claws into. yàn guò bō máo
be fashionable and adapted to the environment. yìng shí duì jǐng
travel after telling the destiny. yōu bì yǒu fāng