external things that are not physically connected with oneself

external things that are not physically connected with oneself

Things outside the body, Chinese idioms, Pinyin is sh ē NW à izh ī w ù, refers to things outside the body, such as property, meaning unimportant. It's from Zhenguan dignitaries: greedy and despicable.

Idiom usage

But in the end, fame is something outside the body, and virtue matters. The 17th chapter of scholars by Wu Jingzi in Qing Dynasty

The origin of Idioms

Wu Jing of the Tang Dynasty wrote in Zhenguan politicians: greed and despicability: "at the beginning of Zhenguan, Taizong called his courtiers and said," a pearl is something outside the body, so you can't play a sparrow. What's more, the weight of life is to gain wealth. "