be very busy with public duty

be very busy with public duty

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Gu ò m é Nb ù R ù, which means passing by the house but not going in. It means to do one's duty conscientiously and forget one's private affairs. It's from Mencius, under the leaves.

Analysis of Idioms

[synonym]: the public forgets the private [antonym]: faking the public for the private

The origin of Idioms

In Mencius · lilouxia written by Zou mengke in Warring States period, it is said that "Yuji should be peaceful, and he would not enter after passing his gate three times."

Idiom usage

It refers to selflessness. Why are you so far away that you can't get in? The 42nd story of flowers in the mirror by Li Ruzhen in Qing Dynasty

Idioms and allusions

It is said that more than 4000 years ago, China was the legendary age when Yao and Shun came to power one after another. At that time, some rivers would suffer from floods every year and a half. Once, there was a huge flood in the Yellow River Basin. The flood was torrential, houses collapsed, fields were flooded, grain was not harvested, and people died. The living had to flee to the mountains. In order to stop floods and protect agricultural production, Emperor Yao called a meeting of tribal leaders to solicit water control experts to quell the floods. Let's go for it. Yao disagreed, saying, "he is very willful and may not be able to accomplish great things." The leaders said, "there is no better talent than he now. Give it a try." Yao just reluctantly agreed. When he got to the place where the water was controlled, he used the traditional method of water retaining soil to control the water, that is, using soil to build embankments to plug the loopholes. He built a small earthen city like a wall around the area where people lived. When the flood came, the soil layer was constantly raised and thickened. But because of the ferocious flood, the wall was constantly impacted. As a result, the levee was destroyed and the wall collapsed. On the contrary, the flood became more ferocious. In this way, he spent nine years in flood control and did not subdue the flood. After succeeding Yao as the leader of the tribal alliance, he personally went to the place where the water was controlled. He found that he was not doing his job well, so he killed him. He had been dead for three years, but his body didn't rot. someone cut his stomach with a knife, and Yu jumped out of it. However, he himself became a yellow bear and hid in the mountains. When Yu grew up, he vowed that he would inherit his father's career and conquer the flood. Later, Shun sent Yu to control the flood. In order to learn from his father's previous failure in flood control, Yu led Qi, Qi and his disciples to wade through the mountains and rivers together. He made a general survey of the source, upstream and downstream of the water flow, and piled up some stones or cut down trees in important places for reference in flood control. It is said that once they went to a river in Shandong Province. Suddenly, there was a strong wind, dark clouds, thunder and lightning, heavy rain and torrents, which swept away many people. Some people were drowned in the roaring flood, some people were lost in the rolling current. Dayu's disciples were shocked, so later someone called this river Tuhai River (in the area of Yucheng and Liaocheng County in Shandong Province). After a hard investigation, Yu realized that it was impossible to control the water only by blocking. So he changed his father's way of drainage and dredging the river to lead the flood to the sea. He worked with the common people, wearing a Ruo hat and a spade. He took the lead in digging and picking soil, and was so tired that he polished the hair on his legs. After 13 years of hard work, the flood was finally brought to the sea, and the ground could be used for crops. Yu worked very hard to control the water. In order to control the water, Yu didn't get married until he was in his 30s. It is said that Dayu and his wife, Tu Shan's, got married on the fourth day when they received Emperor Shun's mission to control the flood. In order to control the flood, Dayu went around and didn't return home once in 13 years. It is said that Yu led people to repair roads three times, but he didn't go in to have a look. Once, his wife, Tu Shanshi, gave birth to his son Qi. The baby was crying. Yu passed by the door. When he heard the cry, he didn't go in to visit him. Up to now, there are still such songs in the countryside: once I go to my home to hear the curse, secondly I go to my home to listen to the laughter, thirdly I go to my home to send a message, so as to level the flood and turn it to my home. These four homely sayings reflect Dayu's sense of career and responsibility. The story of Yu San's staying away from home spread all over the country, and people were very moved. Because of Yu's contribution to flood control, when Shun was old, everyone elected Yu as his successor. After Shun died, Yu succeeded the leader of the tribal alliance. Later, Qi, the son of Dayu, founded the first slavery country in China, the Xia Dynasty. Dayu is always praised by the Chinese people for the benefit of the people, and his hard-working spirit is always remembered by the descendants of Yanhuang. later, people used the word "never enter the door" to describe being conscientious and selfless.