keep oneself to oneself

keep oneself to oneself

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is l í Q ú NSU ǒ J ū, which means to stay away from the crowd and live alone. It generally refers to people who are not in harmony and lonely. It's from the book of rites on the Tangong.

Analysis of Idioms

To live in harmony, to work together and to unite sincerely

The origin of Idioms

It has been a long time since I left the group. The book of Rites

Idiom story

In the spring and Autumn period, Zixia, a student of Confucius, was a reclusive person. He seldom got along with his classmates, but he was better than Zeng Shen. Zixia's son died, and he almost cried blind. Zeng Shen went to criticize him. After hearing this, Zixia woke up like a dream. He felt that he had been isolated for a long time, which caused him to do so. So he was sad and changed, and played with his classmates.

Idiom usage

It is better to study the ancients in Japan than to have any experience. Kuang Zhouyi's Huifeng Cihua in Qing Dynasty