a soldier in the opponent 's territory which can advance , but not retreat

a soldier in the opponent 's territory which can advance , but not retreat

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Gu ò h é Z ú Z ǐ. It means that pawns can only move forward, not backward in chess rules. But after crossing the river, you can walk horizontally, which is more powerful. From Liu Shaotang's wolf smoke.

The origin of Idioms

Liu Shaotang's "Langyan" 24: "rhetoric can not deceive the two old people, sweet words can not confuse the two old people, so flustered, closed his eyes, hands with a thumping chest, regret his adventure into the city, but has been riding a tiger, only to be a pawn."

Idiom usage

Metaphor can only move forward, not backward. How can we take care of others when we are both pawns and can't protect ourselves?