Make a big mistake

Make a big mistake

As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Xi à ow à NGD à zh í, which means that in the small aspect, it is better to bend a little, but in the big aspect, it is better to be upright. From the dead.

Idiom explanation

We may as well make mistakes in small aspects, but we must maintain integrity in large aspects.

The origin of Idioms

The second volume of corpse written by Chu Shijiao in the Warring States Period: "Confucius said:" I believe in a ruler when I am small, but I believe in a ruler when I am small. "

Idiom usage

To be an object or attribute; to be a person.

Examples

Han Huan Kuan's "on the theory of salt and iron and on Confucianism" said: "therefore, it is a little wrong, but a gentleman does it."

Idiom story

During the Warring States period, Shi Jiao, a representative of Legalists, actively supported Shang Yang's reform in the state of Qin, gave advice for Shang Yang's reform, and became Shang Yang's consultant. He didn't agree with Confucius. Confucius thought that the small aspects should be careless and not too fussy, but the big aspects should be taken seriously.