Discard the last and turn the root

Discard the last and turn the root

Abandoning the last and the original, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Q ì m ò f ǎ Nb ě n, which means abandoning industry and Commerce and working for agriculture and mulberry in ancient times. It comes from Ming Tang Fu by Li Bai of Tang Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

Li Bai's Ming Tang Fu in Tang Dynasty: "the emperor bows to Tian Tian, and then he is close to Jiao sang. He abandons the last and returns to the original, and he is harmonious with Shi Kang."

Analysis of Idioms

Abandon the last and return to the original

Idiom usage

In the Ming Tang Fu written by Li Bai in Tang Dynasty, the emperor bowed to Tian Tian, and then to the mulberry trees in the suburbs