behave correctly and cautiously

behave correctly and cautiously

As a Chinese idiom, the Pinyin is Gu ī x í NGJ ǔ B ù, which means to act in strict accordance with the rules and not to be careless; it also means to be rigid and inflexible. From Shi diesong.

The origin of Idioms

Jin PANI's Shi Dian song: "the two Confucian officials, the disciples of Mr. Jin Shen, who hang their Tassels and wear jade, and who follow the rules, are appointed to accompany them under the hall, waiting for the Deacon's orders."

Idiom usage

It has a derogatory meaning. Example Yan Zhitui's preface to Yan's family precepts in the Northern Qi Dynasty: "rules and regulations, words and colors." According to the biography of Zhang Zai in the book of Jin, "today's scholars follow the common practice, keep pace with the rules, accumulate classes, accumulate knowledge, and work hard to obtain worldly resources." Cai Yuanpei in his speech on becoming president of Peking University said: "although we have already taken regular steps, we can't distinguish them, so we must encourage each other." he is used to taking regular steps.