promote what is fundamental and suppress what is incidental

promote what is fundamental and suppress what is incidental

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is ch ó NGB ě NY ì m ò, which means to pay attention to the root and despise the end. It comes from the biography of Sima Zhi in the annals of the Three Kingdoms.

The origin of Idioms

In the biography of Sima Zhi in the annals of the Three Kingdoms, it is said that "the rule of the king is to respect the root and restrain the end, and farming is important."

Idiom usage

Used as a predicate, attribute, or object; used to make a choice. example the way of the ancient sage king. The Confucianists did not pay attention to it, and took industry and commerce as the end. Ming Yi to be visited - Cai Ji San by Huang Zongxi in Qing Dynasty