pursue good fortune and avoid disaster

pursue good fortune and avoid disaster

As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is B ì Hu ò Qi ú f ú, which means to seek happiness by avoiding disasters. It comes from the biography of Yuan Shaozhuan in the later Han Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

Fan Ye of the Southern Song Dynasty wrote in the book of the later Han Dynasty, Yuan Shaochuan: "the officials dare not be afraid of the strong imperial power, avoid misfortune and seek happiness, and make plans together with Jin (He Jin). Nothing goes against the rules."

Analysis of Idioms

To avoid adversity and take good fortune

Idiom usage

In Qing Dynasty, Chu people won the 93rd chapter of the romance of the Sui and Tang Dynasties: "when it comes to festivals and crises, they put these two words aside, as long as they protect their families and avoid disasters.