the only way

the only way

The only way, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is B ì y ó UZH ī L ù, which means the road that must be passed; generally refers to the rules that things must follow or the rules that things must follow. It's from Mencius, gaozishang.

Notes on Idioms

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The origin of Idioms

Mencius Gaozi Shang, written by Mencius Ke in the pre Qin period, said: "benevolence is the heart of the people; righteousness is the way of the people. Zhu Xi of the Song Dynasty noted: "it is appropriate for a righteous person to act, that is to say, to recognize the way, then we can see that it is the only way to go in and out, and we can't give up in a moment."

Idiom usage

To be formal; to be subject, object, attribute; to refer to the way that must be followed in order to achieve the goal. Chapter 59 of a journey to the west by Wu Chengen of Ming Dynasty: "the mountain is sixty miles away from here. It's just the west, but it has eight hundred miles of fire. There is no grass around it. According to Zhu Xi's annotation of Mencius gaozishang in Song Dynasty, "it is appropriate for the righteous to act; it means to recognize the way; then we can see that it is the only way to go in and out; we can't give up in a moment." Reform is the only way for China to develop its productive forces. ——Deng Xiaoping scientific and technological innovation is the only way to enhance the national core competitiveness. ——Zhou Haizhong commitment is the only way to success; force yourself to succeed with the power of public commitment. ——Chen Anzhi

Analysis of Idioms

The only way, the shortest way to the end