Go with the flow

Go with the flow

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is sh ù NF ē I é RZ é, which means obeying wrong words and deeds and polishing them. It's from Xunzi · youzuo.

The origin of Idioms

"Xunzi · youzuo" says: "there are five evils in human beings, but theft is not related to it; one is that the mind is dangerous, the other is that the action is resolute, the third is that the speech is false, the fourth is that the memory of ugliness is broad, and the fifth is that the obedience is not good."

Idiom usage

Used as a predicate or attributive. Shao Zhengmao was also known for his "dangerous mind, unsociable and firm behavior, false speech and argument, ugly memory and erudition, and obedience to the wrong". Yao xueyin's Li Zicheng (Chapter 32, Volume 2)