follow up the stream and seek the source

follow up the stream and seek the source

The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y á Nb ō t ǎ oyu á n, meaning to follow the current to find the source. From Wen Fu.

Analysis of Idioms

Following the vine and tracing the origin

The origin of Idioms

In Lu Ji's Wen Fu of Jin Dynasty, "either the branches vibrate the leaves, or the waves lead to the origin."

Idiom usage

It refers to the pursuit of the origin of things.

Examples

Those who read the articles use the human feelings to seek the source along the waves, although it is quiet, it will be obvious. "Wen Xin Diao Long · Zhi Yin" by Liang and Liu Xie in Southern Dynasties