Holding the balance
Bingjun is a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is B ǐ NGJ ū nd ā ngzh ó u, which means holding Junzheng and taking power. It comes from the eighth chapter of governance under the silent Gu.
The origin of Idioms
Wei Yuan of the Qing Dynasty wrote in the eighth chapter of governance under the silent Gu: "all the frontier fortresses should be able to serve as generals, but they should not be able to hold the juncture as the axis."
Idiom usage
To be in power. Example: preface to the private discussion on the light version of Huainan salt law: "how to choose a gentleman who is ready to be in power."
Holding the balance
go out early and come back at dusk - zǎo chū wǎn guī
treatment chosen according to the variability of an individual - yīn rén zhì yí
be of noble character and high prestige - dé gāo wàng zhòng
wear a funeral face as if newly bereft of both parents - rú sàng kǎo bǐ
great mansion on the point of collapse - dà shà jiāng diān