recall one's words

recall one's words

In Chinese, the Pinyin is sh ō Uhu í ch é NGM ì ng, which means to cancel a published order or decision. It comes from the book of songs · Zhou Song · Hao Tian You Cheng Ming.

Idiom usage

To cancel a published order or decision.

Examples

At the beginning of this period, the Duke of Lin was sent to garrison, and Chen Qingyong, the imperial censor, fought hard to resist the war. (Huang junzai's golden pot and seven inks, Xiushi book of Wumen, Qing Dynasty)

The origin of Idioms

"The book of songs · Zhou Song · Hao Tian You Cheng Ming": "Hao Tian You Cheng Ming, two later accept it." Huang Zongxi in Qing Dynasty wrote in the annals of Zhang county that "Fu Wang Ming Fu, mourning for his Fu Ji, took back his life."