an important statement need not be prolix(yào yán bù fán)

an important statement need not be prolix

It is a Chinese idiom, Pinyin y à oy á Nb à f á n, which means that speaking or writing is concise and not cumbersome. It comes from the biography of Guan Xun in the history of the Three Kingdoms.

The origin of Idioms

In the annals of the Three Kingdoms, Wei Shu, biography of Guan Fu: "Yan Hanxiao praised it and said:" it can be said that it's boring to talk. "

Idiom story

During the period of the Three Kingdoms, Pei Hui, the governor of Jizhou in the state of Wei (now Jixian in Hebei Province), was a man of great talent. He is proficient in Zhouyi and is famous all over the country. In December of the ninth year of Zhengshi (248 A.D.), he Yan, the Minister of the Ministry of official affairs, invited Guan Li to hold a banquet. I want to hear him talk about the book of changes. At the same time, I specially invite the minister Deng yang to accompany me to show my attention. However, in the beginning of the conversation, Guan did not talk about the things in the book of changes. Deng Yang asked Guan Fu, "you see that it is good in the book of changes, but the language is not as good as the meaning of the words in the book of changes at the beginning. Why?" Guan Fu replied, "those who are good at Yi are good at it." He Yan, who was in charge of the military power at that time, praised this answer and said with a smile, "it can be said that it's boring to talk.". This is the origin of "asking for words".

Idiom usage

Example yes, that's the theory of the obligation of the quintessence of Chinese culture. It's really tiresome and I'm never tired of reading it! (Lu Xun's hesitation: Gao laofuzi)

Chinese PinYin : yào yán bù fán