never associate with bad companions

never associate with bad companions

There are no guests at home. It's a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is m é NW ú Z á B ī n, which means there are no guests at home. To describe a person who is careful in making friends and does not make friends casually. It comes from the biography of Liu Zhen in the book of Jin.

The origin of Idioms

Fang Xuanling's biography of Liu Zhen in the book of Jin: Yin of Danyang who moved to Danyang. For the sake of clean government, there are no guests. At that time, the common people had quite a number of senior litigants, and the prefectures often held each other upright. They sighed and said, "my husband is in the second place. This is also a bad way.". In ancient times, good governance was just a contract. How could it not be based on the source and calm! Although you are not you, Xia an can be impolite. If this wind does not change, the people will go instead.

Idiom story

During the Jin Dynasty, Liu Dan, the governor of Jinling, had a son named Liu Zhen. Liu Zhen was studious from childhood and learned when he was young. Because of his upright character, he was highly valued by the literati at that time, and his fame grew day by day. Later, Emperor Jin and Ming were very satisfied with his knowledge and character, so he married Princess Luling to Liu Zhen. After his marriage with Princess Luling, Liu always kept his original personality. He only had contacts with people with high moral character and good knowledge. He didn't want to have contacts with those high-ranking officials and people with no knowledge and skills. Liu Zhen advocated quietness and inaction, and took Taoism as the guide of life. When he served as Dan Yang Yin, there was no disorder in the Yamen. His residence looked more like the residence of a hermit. There were no guests at the door. Liu Zhen was only 36 years old when he died.

Analysis of Idioms

Synonyms: uninhabited, uninhabited

Antonym: the house is like a market, the visitors are welcome, the traffic is busy

Words with the same rhyme: no Buddha to respect, Guan Bao Fen Jin, Yi Xi Yi Chen, Yan Gu Liu Jin, get married, family letters to ten thousand gold, from ancient times to the present, ask the heart with words, wander the universe, and let go

Idiom usage

Subject predicate type; as object, complement; describes making friends cautiously.

Examples

Xie Hong's Micro biography of Southern History: the second son Chen, who did not make a rash handover, had no guests, and sometimes was drunk alone, saying: those who came into my room, but there was a breeze, and those who drank to me were only the moon.

Jin Tao Qian's biography of Shi Mengfu, the commander of the west General of the Jin Dynasty: there are no miscellaneous guests in the family. If they taste the unique look, they will drive aloof and go to the Longshan mountain. If they attend the banquet, they will return home in the evening.

In the Southern Dynasty, Shen Yue's biography of yuan can in the book of Song Dynasty: when he lived in Nanguo, he traveled alone in zhangce, and had few contacts with other people. He was in charge of the inheritance. He gathered in all directions. He lived high and had nothing to pick up. When he talked about the scholars, he saw only one or two people.

Li Jieren's before the storm Part 4: what's more, there are no guests here. How can people who are a little unfamiliar break in?

Make sentences

Although he was a good official, he was honest and upright, so there were no guests in his family.

Outside, he has a lot of friends, but there are no guests at home. Few people with a wide social circle like him can do this.