Holding the balance

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."