A crooked bow

A crooked bow

Jian Gong, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Ji ǎ n è f ě Ig ō ng, which means that the monarch is loyal to the country and gives advice directly. It comes from the miscellaneous records of the Ming emperor.

The origin of Idioms

Zheng chujiao's miscellaneous records of the Ming emperor in Tang Dynasty: Zhang Jiuling was in phase and had the sincerity of bowing. Yuanzong had been in power for a long time, and he was a little lazy in the common affairs. Every time he saw the emperor, he talked about his gains and losses.

Analysis of Idioms

A synonym for "Jian" and "Gong"

Idiom usage

Used as a predicate or attributive; used of people who dare to speak.