amiable and easy of approach

amiable and easy of approach

It is a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is p í ngy ì J ì nm í n, which means to be kind to people, without airs and easy to approach. Also refers to the text is simple, easy to understand. The same as "approachable". It comes from the family of Duke Zhou of Lu in historical records.

The origin of Idioms

Sima Qian of the Western Han Dynasty wrote in historical records the Duke of Lu and Zhou's family: "the husband's administration is not simple, it is not easy, the people are not close; the people are easy, the people will return."

Analysis of Idioms

[synonym] approachable and [antonym] domineering

Idiom usage

As predicate, object, person, article, etc. example the government of Hezhou is approachable to the people, and the people are as good as their parents. A book with han zi Shi Lang by Chen Liang of Song Dynasty

Idioms and allusions

Duke Zhou, the younger brother of King Wu of the Western Zhou Dynasty, was granted the title of Duke Lu. Instead of going to Qufu, he asked his son Boqin to govern. When Jiang Ziya was assigned to Qi, he returned to Beijing five months later to report to the Duke of Zhou. Boqin returned to Beijing three years later to report his achievements. The Duke of Zhou lamented that the government order was not simple and easy, so the people would not be close to it, and only people who were close to it could make it work.