keep close at hom
As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is B ì J ì ngz ì sh ǒ u, which means to close four borders, defend strictly, and describe conservative behavior. It comes from the book of overlapping with Li Zhongcheng in Henan Province.
The origin of Idioms
Tang Shunzhi of the Ming Dynasty wrote a book with Li Zhongcheng of Henan Province: "if Taiyuan is policed again, it is bound to go ahead and not to shut up."
Analysis of Idioms
[synonym]: closed door [antonym]: opening to the outside world
Idiom usage
The metaphor is conservative. A policy of seclusion will only make the country lag behind.
keep close at hom
help others to fulfil good deeds - jiāng shùn qí měi
be ready to write down anything encountered - huái qiān tí qiàn
spears of barbed wild grass flourished abundantly - jīng jí cóng shēng