The government is light and the situation is weak
In Chinese, the Pinyin is Gu ā NQ ī ngsh ì w ē I, which means that the official position is not important enough and the influence is small. From the romance of the Three Kingdoms.
The origin of Idioms
The eighty second chapter of the romance of the Three Kingdoms written by Luo Guanzhong in Ming Dynasty: "although Sun Quan has great talent, he is a general of the disabled Han Dynasty and a Marquis of Nanchang. His official position is weak, but he still has the heart of fearing the Central Plains. If he takes the right position, his majesty will have the first rank."
Idiom usage
It refers to a humble situation.
The government is light and the situation is weak
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