shield kinsfolk's crime(zǐ wéi fù yǐn)

shield kinsfolk's crime

Son is father's seclusion, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Z ǐ w é if ù y ǐ n, son helps father hide evil trace. From the Analects of Confucius · Zilu.

The origin of Idioms

The Analects of Confucius: "Confucius said:" the party is straight, but it is different. The father's seclusion and the son's seclusion are among them. "

Idiom story

In autumn, Confucius led his disciples to travel around the world. When they stayed in yeyi, a sheep from yegongfu ran into Confucius' residence and was burned by his disciples. Zeng Dian's son Zeng Shen reported this to Confucius. Confucius knew that Zeng Shen was in a dilemma between loyalty and filial piety, so he agreed to tell Ye Gong that Confucius sighed: "the father is in seclusion for the son, the son is in seclusion for the father influence: when Confucius advocated "the son is the father's seclusion" and Confucius's disciples deified Confucius, the Greek sages said "I love my teacher, I love the truth more." why is China still a human society today, and it is difficult to be equal under the rule of law? Why did the prosperity of science and culture begin in the west? In fact, two sentences more than 2000 years ago have already planted seeds

Chinese PinYin : zǐ wéi fù yǐn