keep close at hom
Self defense is a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is B ì m é NZ ì sh ǒ u, which means to keep the door closed and keep yourself clean; to keep a firm wall and keep a strict defense. From: biography of Wang Mang in the book of Han Dynasty.
explain
Keep your door closed, keep your body clean and protect yourself.
source
The second biography of Wang Mang in the history of Han Dynasty: "the income from hard work is not enough to pay tribute and tax. They closed their doors and sat in the neighborhood of Wu to cast money and carry copper. The officials were so corrupt that they worried about the people. " If I close my door, I will plunder my troops. Wu Jing's Zhenguan dignitaries: expedition in Tang Dynasty
Discrimination of words
[pinyin code]: bmzs
usage
To be a predicate or attributive; to be closed
keep close at hom
be astute in conducting linancial affairs - lì xī qiū háo
mind one 's own business in order to keep out of trouble - jié shēn zì ài
point at the chicken and curse the dog - zhǐ zhū mà gǒu
the honorable and lowly perished together - zhī ài jù fén
thinking of an old acquaintance on seeing a familiar scene - qiū shuǐ yī rén