Return to the past

Return to the past

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Hu ī g ē f ǎ NR ì, which means to wave weapons to catch up with the sun. It is a metaphor to eliminate difficulties and turn the crisis around. From Huainanzi · lanmingxun.

The origin of Idioms

"Huainanzi · lanmingxun" says: "Duke Luyang and Han gounan are at war. At dusk, they fight for each other and fight against each other

Idiom usage

It refers to a person who has great talent. example say to heaven: "Luyang is still able to cross the river with strong ice, but I can't?" The 18th chapter of Xu Wei's biography of heroes in Ming Dynasty

Idioms and allusions

King Wu of Zhou crossed the Yellow River eastward in Mengjin (now Luoyang, Henan Province) and was preparing to attack King Zhou of Shang Dynasty. Suddenly, the river went against the current, the waves beat the ships wildly, and the hurricane broke out. People and horses could not meet each other. King Wu of Zhou clenched the axe in his left hand and raised the flag in his right hand. He exclaimed: "I'll get rid of the harm for the world. Who dares to stop me!" So the wind stops. Lu Yanggong and Han Gou's army fight. When the battle is most intense, the sun is going to set. Lu Yanggong waves his hand to the sky, and the sun retreats three times (one is thirty Li). (from Huainanzi · lanmingxun)

Analysis of Idioms

Synonyms: back to the sun, back to the sun, back to the sun