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Chinese idiom, Pinyin is t ō ngqu á nd á L ǐ, which means to be familiar with expediency and reason. From the ode to playing chess.
The origin of Idioms
Wang can's preface to the ode to playing chess in the Han Dynasty: "because of his ambition and power, Liu Bo is the same."
Idiom usage
Used as a predicate or attributive.
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fly one 's falcons and course one 's hounds - fēi yīng zǒu mǎ