heed only one side and you will be benighted

heed only one side and you will be benighted

As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is pi ā nx ì NZ é à n, which means you can't distinguish right from wrong if you only listen to one aspect. From "on the hidden man, light and shade".

The origin of Idioms

In Wang Fu's Qian Fu Lun Ming and Yin of the Han Dynasty, it is said that "the reason why you are bright is that you listen to them at the same time; the reason why you are dark is that you believe in them."

Idiom usage

It can't distinguish right from wrong. In the Analects of Confucius, Yan Yuan 12, Confucius said: the words can break the prison (Ruan Yuan Kan Yun of Qing Dynasty: the words can break the prison, the explanation is based on the words: Lu Duzhe is the system, now from ancient times, the case of ancient times is mostly false folding, Mozi still quoted the book Lu Xing: the system is based on the punishment, the punishment is based on the punishment), the reason is also related to (Zhongyou, Zi Lu)? Set solution: Kong (Kong Anguo) said: the piece is still partial, the hearing must be two words, to determine right and wrong. If you believe it, the only way to break the prison is to find a way out. Tang Kongying Da Shuyun: in this chapter, there is a virtue of being clear and faithful. Confucius said that a piece of speech can break the prison, and the reason is the same. The piece is still partial, and the break is still decisive. When hearing a lawsuit, there must be two words to decide right and wrong. The only way to decide a prison lawsuit is to believe it. Therefore, the reason is also related to. To believe a word is to blame. Only Zi Lu was able to distinguish his talent and nature. He was able to listen to biased words and make decisions on prison litigation.