Advance, retreat, honor and Disgrace

Advance, retreat, honor and Disgrace

Advance and retreat, honor and disgrace, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is j ì NTU ì R ó NgR ǔ, which means the promotion or demotion of official career, honor or disgrace. It comes from Bai Juyi's reply to Cui Shilang of the Ministry of household in Tang Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

Bai Juyi's reply to Cui Shilang of the Ministry of household in the Tang Dynasty: "although the birds gather in front, the withered willows are born on the elbow, so they can't move their hearts. What's more, they are tired of advancing and retreating?"

Idiom usage

As an object or attribute; used in officialdom, etc