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It's a Chinese idiom, pronounced m é NT í ngru ò sh ì, which means that the front door is like a market. There are a lot of people, very busy. It comes from Qi CE Yi, the strategy of the Warring States period.

Analysis of Idioms

[synonym]: busy, crowded, crowded, one after another antonym: empty door, cold door

Idiom usage

Laoshe's "four generations in one house" says: "there are many friends in the powder dressing house, and they are very popular all day long." Zhang Nanxian's "organization, facilities and candidates of dudufu" said: "he was a warm-hearted person at that time. When he heard that Wuchang Shouyi had come to Jixian hall to apply, there was a lot of business."

The origin of Idioms

"Qi CE I of Warring States policy" says, "when the ministers give advice, the door is like a market."

Idioms and allusions

Zou Jixiu is more than eight feet, but his appearance is beautiful. His wife said, "which one of me is more beautiful than Duke Xu in the north of the city?" His wife said, "you are very beautiful. How can Xu Gong reach you?" Xugong in the north of the city is the beauty of Qi. Bogey is not self-confident, and asked his concubine said: "I who and Xu Gongmei?" My concubine said, "how can Xu Gong reach you?" Day, the guest from outside, and sit to talk, ask the guest said: "I and Xu Gong who is beautiful?" The guest said, "Duke Xu is not as beautiful as you are." In the future, when Duke Xu comes, he will think that he is inferior to him if he looks at him. If he looks at himself through a mirror, he will be far away. He thought about it in the evening and said, "the beauty of my wife is my own; the beauty of my concubine is my fear; the beauty of my guest is my desire." So he went to the court to see the king of Wei and said, "I am not as good as Xu Gongmei. His wife is a private minister, his concubines are afraid of him, and his guests want to be courtiers, all of which are more beautiful than Xu Gong. Today, Qi is a place of thousands of miles, a hundred and twenty cities, and the palace women are not afraid of the king. The officials of the imperial court are not afraid of the king, and there is no need to ask for the king in the four areas. From this point of view, the king is very sheltered. " The king said, "good." He ordered: "those officials and people who can stab me in the face will be rewarded; those who can admonish me will be rewarded; those who can slander the city court and hear me will be rewarded." At the beginning of the order, the officials gave advice and the house was like a market. After a few months, it's coming in from time to time. After the period of (J) years, although I want to speak, there is no one to go forward. Yan, Zhao, Han and Wei Wenzhi were all in Qi Dynasty. This so-called victory over the court. Zou Ji is more than eight feet (185cm) tall and has a beautiful appearance. In the morning, he put on his clothes and hat, looked in the mirror and said to his wife, "who is more beautiful than Xu Gong in the north of the city?" His wife said, "you are much more beautiful than Xu Gong. How can Xu Gong compare with you?" Xu Gong in the north of the city is a beautiful man of Qi. Zou Ji didn't believe in himself, so he asked his concubine, "who is more beautiful than Xu Gong?" My concubine said, "how can Xu Gong compare with you?" the next day, a visitor came to visit from outside. Zou Ji sat talking with him and asked him, "who is more beautiful than Xu Gong?" The guest said, "Xu Gong is not as beautiful as you." Another day later, Mr. Xu came. Zou Ji looked at him carefully and thought he was not as beautiful as Mr. Xu. When he looked at himself in the mirror, he thought he was not as beautiful as Mr. Xu. Lying at night, thinking about it, she said, "my wife says I'm beautiful because she favors me; my concubine says I'm beautiful because she's afraid of me; the guest says I'm beautiful because she wants to ask me." Zou Ji went to court to see king Qi Wei and said, "I really know that I'm not as beautiful as Xu Gong. My wife is partial to me, my concubine is afraid of me, and my guests ask for me. They all say that I am more beautiful than Xu Gong. Now the land of Qi is thousands of miles away, there are 120 cities, the imperial concubines and bodyguards around them, none of them do not favor you; none of the ministers in the court are not afraid of you; none of the people in the whole country do not want you: from this point of view, you are greatly deceived! " King Qi Wei said, "good!" so he gave an order: "all ministers, officials and common people who can accuse me of my faults face to face will receive the first prize; those who write to admonish me will receive the second prize; those who criticize and discuss my shortcomings in public places where people gather will receive the second prize." As soon as the order was given, all the officials came to give advice, and the door was like a market. A few months later, occasionally someone came to give advice. A year later, even if they wanted to give advice, there was nothing to say. Yan, Zhao, Han, Wei and other countries all came to Qi to worship. This is the cultivation of internal affairs and the victory over other countries without the use of troops.