The key to success

The key to success

Shenjie Guyue, a Chinese idiom, is sh ē NJI ō NGG ù y à o in pinyin, which means to close and lock doors and windows tightly. It means to hide the truth of things without exposing them. It comes from Yongzhou sacrificing Liuzi.

The origin of Idioms

Tang Shunzhi of the Ming Dynasty wrote in his Yongzhou memorial to Liuzi: "stealing only mountains and rivers and humanities is the same as being good at the Spiritual Secrets of heaven and earth. If there are gods in love with them, they can show that they are not light but firm."

Idiom usage

As an object or attribute; used in figurative sentences.