while pondering its meaning
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is k ǒ us ò NGX ī NW é I, which means reciting in the mouth and thinking in the heart. It comes from the book of shangxiangyang yuxianggong.
Idiom explanation
Recitation: reading aloud; only: thinking.
The origin of Idioms
Han Yu's shangxiangyang yuxianggong book in Tang Dynasty says, "the hand is covered with eyes, the mouth is recited, the heart is only its meaning."
Idiom usage
As predicate, object; with commendatory meaning; refers to the oral recitation, thinking in mind. Examples our peers often recite and recite, and remember a lot. Song Chen Liang's preface to sending Wu Gong to your county magistrate
while pondering its meaning
If you are the first, you will be caught - pián shǒu jiù dǎi
Victory or defeat is a matter of military affairs - shèng bài nǎi bīng jiā cháng
grow up from the filthy mud without being polluted - chū chén bù rǎn