Five applications and three orders

Five applications and three orders

In Chinese, the Pinyin is w ǔ sh ē ns ā NL ì ng, which means to warn repeatedly. It comes from Du Guangting's poem of the Grand Master of Sichuan, Nandou Dajiao.

Idiom explanation

give repeated orders and injunctions. Refers to repeated admonitions.

The origin of Idioms

Du Guangting, the former Shu Dynasty, wrote in the great jiaoci of Nandou, the master of Sichuan: "it's better to have a good command of jade and gold than to have a good faith; it's better to have a good command of five orders and three orders."

Idiom usage

To act as a predicate, object, or attribute