Propriety is beauty
It means that one's etiquette is the manifestation of one's heart. Love, affection; appearance, appearance. Appearance and affection are exterior and interior to each other.
Idiom explanation
It means that one's etiquette is the manifestation of one's heart. Love, affection; appearance, appearance. Appearance and affection are exterior and interior to each other.
Idioms and allusions
[source] Han Feizi · Jielao: "Li is the person who looks, Wen is the person who acts." [example] in "the theory of survival without good or bad fortune in Shinan house" by Ruan Kan of Jin Dynasty: "the request of Zhou Gonggong is not the prayer of Zilu. What's the difference between Jun Sheng and Jun Ji? Therefore, I know the feelings of my ministers. I just want to do my best. The so-called ceremony is the ear of the person who looks. "
Discrimination of words
Usage: used as object and attribute; used in writing
Propriety is beauty
Driving sheep and fighting wolves - qū yáng zhàn láng
help each other in case of need - huǎn jí xiāng jì
Strike the gong and shoot the gun - qiāo luó fàng pào