stand or fall

stand or fall

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is j ì NTU ì C ú NW á ng, which means advance, retreat, survival and death; it generally refers to all kinds of good and bad situations. It comes from qiangua of Zhouyi.

The origin of Idioms

Qian Gua of the book of changes says, "those who know advance, retreat, exist and perish without losing their rightness are only saints."

Idiom usage

As the subject or object; of various situations. "The title of Dongxiao palace in Hangzhou" written by Shi YIZUN in Qing Dynasty: a gentleman is precious and knows whether to advance, retreat, survive or perish without losing his integrity. In the romance of Su's by Su E of Tang Dynasty, it is said: "the sage knows the way of advance, retreat, survival and death, which will serve the people of the world, so he has to meditate on his position. The later Confucians thought that they usurped the name of the Chan Dynasty, such as Cao mengde and Sima Zhongda, but they did not. " Yi Tong Zi Wen Volume 1: sages are still weak, and those who know the advance, retreat and survival are also weak. Therefore, it is said that "sages have been transformed from their Tao for a long time.". Xin Qiji, Song Dynasty, wrote "Ta Sha Xing Fu Jia Xuan, Ji Jing Ju". 》In or out, in or out, in or out. Villain, please learn from fan Xujia. It's too late to live under the Hengmen gate. It's too late to live under the cattle and sheep. It is a common thing in the world to advance, retreat and survive.