In and out
It's a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is j ì NTU ì zh ō ngsh é ng, which means that both advance and retreat conform to the rules. From Chuang Tzu Da Sheng.
Analysis of Idioms
Advance and retreat ink rope
The origin of Idioms
According to Chuang Tzu Da Sheng, "dongyeji sees Chuang Gong with his imperial power. He is in the middle of advance and retreat and in the middle of rule."
Idiom usage
Used as an object or attribute; used in dealing with affairs. Example: Lu Buwei's Lu Shi Chun Qiu Shi Wei in the Warring States period states: "the husband, turning left and right, is in the middle of the rule, so there is no way to make the father more powerful."
In and out
A single tree does not make a forest - dú mù bù chéng lín
Burn the gold and destroy the bone - shuò jīn huǐ gǔ
have no alternative against one's will - pò bù dé yǐ
strike an attitude of half-declining and half-accepting so as to provoke the other party to greater or more ardent efforts or to a more agreeable offer - bàn tuī bàn jiù