No, no, No

No, no, No

BUP Buzhi, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is B ù L í Nb ù Z ī, which means that it is neither thin nor black. It refers to the quality of being faithful and noble, which does not change due to external influence. It comes from the Analects of Confucius Yang Huo.

The origin of Idioms

"Yang goods" in the Analects of Confucius: "it's not hard, but hard. If you don't say it's white, you'll never stop. " He Yan quoted Kong Anguo as saying: "the strongest speech is polished but not thin; the whitest speech is dyed but not black. Although a gentleman is in chaos, chaos cannot pollute. "

Analysis of Idioms

[synonym]: grinding without phosphorus, Nirvana without continuity [antonym]: drift with the tide

Idiom usage

When Zhao Gong offended, the corporal was often afraid of hiding and changing things, and he was not in charge of his own affairs, such as when Zhao Gong was here. Song Ye Shi's epitaph of Prince Tixing Jianxiang

Idiom story

In the spring and Autumn period, when Confucius was excluded from the political arena of the state of Lu, he led his disciples to travel all over the world. He was ignored in the state of Wei and the state of song. On the way to Jin, Zilu advised him not to go to Zhao Yang. Confucius believed that he was a gentleman and would not tarnish his reputation.