To defend one's feet
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Q ī NGK ē w è iz ú, which means to be good at protecting yourself. From Zuo Zhuan, the 17th year of Chenggong.
The origin of Idioms
[source]: "Zuozhuan · the 17th year of Chenggong:" Zhongni said: "the knowledge of baozhuangzi is not as good as Kui, Kui can still defend his feet." Du Pre note: "sunflower leaves to the sun, to cover its roots."
Idiom usage
In the biography of Liu xiaochuo in the book of Liang Dynasty, it is said that "a minister can't hold a bead to avoid bumping, but he can't be lucky with this and disobey many things."
To defend one's feet
Don't harm your will with words - bù yǐ cí hài zhì
be frightened out of one 's wits - pò sàn hún piāo
recover for illness without medical help - bù yào ér yù