Discard the writing and preserve the quality

Discard the writing and preserve the quality

The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Q ì w é NC ú nzh ì, which means to keep the original intention without ornament. It comes from the general history of China.

The origin of Idioms

Fan Wenlan's general history of China, Part 3, Chapter 1, section 5: "they pioneered the idea of abandoning the writing and preserving the quality, and keeping the original literal translation method, which was followed by later translators."

Idiom usage

Used as a predicate or attributive; used in writing.