adopt good advice from all quarters

adopt good advice from all quarters

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is B ó C ǎ izh ò ngy ì, which means to widely adopt the suggestions of the masses. It comes from the chronicles of the Three Kingdoms, Wu Zhi and sun dengzhuan.

Analysis of Idioms

A broad discussion on synonyms and a dogmatism on antonyms

The origin of Idioms

In the chronicles of the Three Kingdoms, Wu Zhi and sun dengzhuan, it is said that "the officials should listen to the people when they hear about the government, and the laws and decrees go by with the times. They should choose the right time carefully with the generals and ministers, learn from the opinions of all the people, be lenient in punishment and pay less taxes, and share the labor force to conform to the popularity of the people."

Idiom usage

The verb object type; as predicate; with commendatory meaning. In Lu Xun's preface to the second volume of Chinese New Literature series, the novel, he said, "in accordance with this law, he created Yu Jun with a wide range of opinions."