resolutely to retire at the height of one 's official career

resolutely to retire at the height of one 's official career

It is a Chinese idiom,

Pinyin is: J í Li ú y ǒ ngtu ì,

It means to retreat bravely and immediately in a torrent

In the old days, it used to mean quitting the official career when the official career was successful. Now it also means quitting as soon as possible in a complicated struggle.

It comes from Song Sushi's poem "a gift to Cheng Jie, a good prime minister": "although the fire rises, there is no one to retreat bravely.".

Citation explanation

It means to retreat bravely and immediately in the torrent. : Song Sushi's poem "presenting Cheng Jie as a good prime minister" said: "although the fire rises, there is no one to retreat bravely Wen Tianxiang of the Song Dynasty wrote with Wen Shilang and Weng: "the music of respecting one's nature is simple and simple, and the people who are brave enough to retreat from the current are immortal." Shao Bowen, Song Dynasty, wrote "Shao Shi Jian Wen Lu": "(there is an old monk who painted ashes with Huo Tuo; he wrote" can't do it "; Xu said:" it's also good to retreat bravely in the torrent. " Feng Menglong's warning of the world Volume 31: officials should retreat bravely to entertain the elderly in the mountains and forests. "Filial piety and honesty make production a high reputation" says: "if you are satisfied, you will not be humiliated. If you know how to stop, you will not be defeated. You have no outstanding talent. You should retreat bravely to avoid the virtuous path.

grammar

It is formal; it is subject, predicate and object; it has commendatory meaning

allusion

Chen Tuan of Song Dynasty met Qian Ruoshui. Qian Zhi sees Chen and an old monk sitting on the stove. The monk looked at it like water for a long time, and made the word "can't do" in the ashes of Huo Tuo painting. Xu said: "it's a brave retreat in the torrent." It means that Qian Ruoshui can't be an immortal, but he is not a man who has been in love with officialdom for a long time. Later, Qian Guan retired at the age of 40. See volume 7 of Wen Jian Qian Lu by Shao Bowen of Song Dynasty. Later, he used the metaphor of "retreating bravely in a rush" to describe retiring in time when he was satisfied in officialdom, so as to protect himself with wisdom.