clear the way for

clear the way for

It is a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is m í nglu ó h è D à o, which means that when officials went out in feudal times, the people in front of them beat gongs to order pedestrians to give way. It means the appearance of something to create momentum and open up a way. It comes from Chen Kaixian's guanzha salt in Qing Dynasty.

Idiom usage

It refers to the official's trip

Examples

From time to time, it was like sitting in a sedan chair with four people, ringing the gong to pick up the seal.

Analysis of Idioms

Synonym: Waving the flag, shouting, gongs and opening the way

Antonym: silent

The origin of Idioms

In Qing Dynasty, Chen Kaixian's poem "official investigation of salt" said: "buying salt tickets is like flying, and gongs are ringing to call the chief executive's wife."

Idiom explanation

In feudal times, when officials went out, the people in front of them beat gongs and ordered pedestrians to give way. It refers to the appearance of something, creating momentum and opening up a way.