shelter evil people and countenance evil practices

shelter evil people and countenance evil practices

Hide dirty, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is C á NGG ò UN à w ū, meaning to protect the evil people, evil face. It comes from Zuo Zhuan, the 15th year of Xuangong.

Analysis of Idioms

[synonym] containing dirt and accepting dirt and [antonym] removing flaws and dirt

Idiom usage

A place where bad people gather. This is probably what Wang siren said at the end of Ming Dynasty: "Kuaiji is the land of revenge and disgrace, not the land of ~ Lu Xun's collection of qijieting essays: female Diao.

The origin of Idioms

Chuzi attacked Song Dynasty. The Song Dynasty made Le Ying report to Jin Dynasty. The Marquis of Jin Dynasty wanted to save it. Bozong said, "no! The ancients said, "though the whip is not as long as a horse's belly." Although Jin Dynasty was strong, could it violate heaven? As the saying goes: "the highest is in the heart.". Chuanze is polluted, shansou conceals diseases, Jinyu conceals flaws. The king is filthy, so is the way of heaven. You should treat it That's it. ——Zuozhuan, the 15th year of Xuangong

Idioms and allusions

During the spring and Autumn period, King Zhuang of Chu sent troops to attack the state of song because his envoy Shen Zhou was killed in the state of song. The state of song sent Le Ying Qi to the state of Jin to ask for help. The king of Jin listened to the advice of the minister bozong, and refused to help. He allowed the state of Chu to attack the state of song. The state of song had to rely on its own strength to negotiate with the state of Chu for peace.