remain in one 's proper sphere

remain in one 's proper sphere

Chinese idiom, pinyin "NF è NSH ǒ UJ ǐ", is to be content with one's duty and abide by one's own rules. It means to be cautious and behave. It also means being content with the status quo. It comes from the Song Dynasty Yuan Wen's comments on Weng Jue's leisure.

Idiom explanation

Point: duty; already: on the one hand, the scope of one's activities, on the other hand, one's own moral character. It means to be cautious and behave. It also means being content with the status quo.

Citation explanation

The eighth chapter of Weng Jue's comment on leisure written by Yuan Wen of Song Dynasty: "if you are willing to keep your own peace, you are willing to take chances with those who are willing to make progress Feng Menglong's "Yu Shi Ming Yan" in Ming Dynasty, Volume 36: "now I'm talking about a rich family; I'm self-contained; I don't make trouble." Ming Ling Mengchu's "the first moment makes a surprise" Volume 32: "although the family property is broken, it's good to clean up and support. I'm just keeping my peace with you Chapter 72 of Cao Xueqin's a dream of Red Mansions in the Qing Dynasty: after that, you should keep your peace, and don't make trouble any more. Chapter 79 of a dream of Red Mansions by Cao Xueqin in the Qing Dynasty: don't you say that you have to stop your heart, keep your mind at ease, make one plan, and live in peace, or you are still so mischievous and torture others after drinking yellow soup. It's no use spending money on medicine. Chapter 15 of Li Baojia's the appearance of officialdom in the Qing Dynasty: as scholars, they should guard the stele and keep their peace. Now they don't do their own business and dare to stand out. He is still like this in front of the county. If he is in the countryside, he doesn't know how to fish and meat the people. Chapter 17 of Li Jieren's Tianmo Dance: "therefore, we should widely advise the loopholes to be self-contained. ?

Idiom usage

As predicate, attribute, adverbial

Analysis of Idioms

Disobey the law and discipline, do evil and make trouble