draw the bow both on the left and right(zuǒ yòu kāi gōng)

draw the bow both on the left and right

In Wutong, Chinese idioms, Pinyin is Zu, y, UK, Ig, and ng, which means two hands rotate the same action or do several jobs at the same time.

The origin of Idioms

Yuan Bai Po "Wutong rain" wedge: "the ministers are right and left, eighteen Wu Yi, no there is no."

Idiom usage

Naxinger is a real self and has beaten himself more than ten times. (Chapter 67 of a dream of Red Mansions by Cao Xueqin in Qing Dynasty)

Idiom story

At that time, in order to strengthen the defense of the border, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty set up ten military towns (also called vassal towns) in the important border areas. The officers of the military towns were called Jiedushi. According to the practice at that time, if a Jiedushi made a contribution, he might be transferred to the imperial court as prime minister. After Li Linfu came to power, he was suspicious of the border envoys. At that time, there were some Hu people among the border generals. Li Linfu thought that the culture of Hu people was low, and they would not be transferred to the imperial court as prime minister, so he advocated the reuse of Hu people in front of Tang Xuanzong. After listening to Li Linfu's words, Emperor Xuanzong promoted some Hu people to be Jiedushi. Among them, Tang Xuanzong and Li Linfu paid special attention to an Lushan. An Lushan was originally named Kang, but his mother married an Yanyan, a Turk, so he changed his name to an. Anlu mountain knew six minority languages and was brave and good at fighting. He was adopted by Zhang shougui, the governor of Youzhou. Anlu mountain was originally a hu man of mixed blood, seemingly loyal and cunning in nature. After he became a Jiedushi, he tried his best to collect strange birds and animals, pearl treasures, and often sent them to court to please Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty. Knowing that Tang Xuanzong liked to report war achievements by frontier generals, he used conspiracy to lure minority leaders and soldiers near Pinglu to attend banquets. At the banquet, he intoxicated them with wine and medicine, killed the soldiers, and cut off their leaders' heads to repay the imperial court. Once, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty summoned An Lushan in Chang'an. Because an Lushan was very fat, bulgy and short, he pretended to be stupid, so Tang Xuanzong was happy to see him. Tang Xuanzong asked him, "how is your martial arts?" An Lushan said, "I can shoot from left to right, and I can't do 18 kinds of martial arts. I also know six minority languages." Tang Xuanzong was very happy to hear that. Then he pointed to his stomach and joked: "what's in such a big stomach?" Without thinking, Lushan replied, "there is nothing else but a sincere heart." Tang Xuanzong believed that an Lushan was really loyal to him. He was happier and trusted him more. Later, Tang Xuanzong not only accompanied him to drink and have fun, but also asked Yang Guifei to accept him as a dry son, and let an Lushan go in and out of the inner palace at will. He was as intimate as a family. An Lushan cheated Tang Xuanzong and Li Linfu into trusting him. Besides Fanyang and Pinglu towns, he also served as the governor of Hedong (now Taiyuan, Shanxi Province) and controlled most of the northern border areas. Later, Yang Guozhong took over the post of prime minister with the status of his relatives. Yang Guozhong was originally a hooligan. An Lushan looked down on him, and he also looked down on an Lushan, so they started to quarrel. Yang Guozhong repeatedly said in front of Tang Xuanzong that an Lushan must rebel. because of the favor of Xuanzong and Yang Guifei, he was also the festival envoy of Fan Yang, Hedong and Pinglu. In 755 A.D., in the name of Yang Guozhong, Fan Yang led his troops to the south, and soon captured Luoyang, calling himself Emperor Dayan. The next year, the Tang army was defeated in Tongguan, and Anlu mountain drove straight into Chang'an. Tang Xuanzong fled to the south in a hurry and went to Mawei post (now Xingping, Shaanxi). The soldiers with him killed Yang Guozhong in anger and forced Xuanzong to hang Yang Guifei. later, the rebels split up and Anlushan was killed by his son Qingxu. The rebellion launched by an Lushan lasted for eight years. After this rebellion, the Tang Dynasty declined. The idiom "bow from left to right" originally means that both hands can shoot arrows, but later it is used to mean that both hands can operate or several aspects are in progress. Biography of an Lushan. An Lushan, the rebel leader of an Shi rebellion in Tang Dynasty. His family name was Kang, and his initial name was baloushan. Because his mother married anyanyanyan, a Turk, he changed his name to an and changed his name to Lushan. Yingzhou Liucheng (now Chaoyang South Liaoning) zahu people. At the beginning, he was adopted by Youzhou governor Zhang Shouli. During the Kaiyuan period of the Tang Dynasty, an Lushan was promoted to governor of Yingzhou. Later, an Lushan was appointed as the governor of Pinglu, and later as the governor of Fan Yang and Hedong. An Lushan went to Chang'an many times and cheated Xuanzong and Yang Guifei of their trust. In 755 A.D., in the name of seeking Yang Guozhong, Anlu mountain led troops from Fan Yang to the South and launched a rebellion. After the occupation of Luoyang, an Lushan called himself Emperor Dayan and was later killed by his son an Qingxu.

Chinese PinYin : zuǒ yòu kāi gōng