No heaven above, no earth below

No heaven above, no earth below

The idiom, pronounced w ú Ti à NY ú sh à n à, w ú D à y ú Xi à, means that the general of the army is desperate to fight. It comes from Wei Liao Zi Wu Yi and Huai Nan Zi Bing Lue Xun.

No heaven above, no earth below: the former commander-in-chief was desperate to fight. "Wei Liao Zi. Wu Yi": "the general will die. So we have to use it as a last resort. No heaven above, no earth below, no master behind, no enemy ahead. "Huainanzi. Bing Lue Xun": "when facing the enemy's decisive battle, he did not care that he would die. Therefore, there is no heaven above, no earth below, no enemy in the front, no master in the back, no fame in advance, no sin in retreat. "Later used to describe capricious behavior, unbridled.