live and let die

live and let die

In Chinese, Pinyin is y è w ě it ú zh ō ng. The original intention is that it is better to live in seclusion and be content with poverty than to be a prime minister and subject to the control of nobility, salary and punishment. Later, it also refers to living in a dirty environment. From Chuang Tzu autumn water.

The origin of Idioms

Chuang Tzu autumn water: "would you rather be born and drag your tail in Tu Zhong?"

Idiom usage

If you want to return to Jiangdong, you should die. Yu Dafu's poems of family destruction

Idiom story

Chuang Tzu, a famous thinker in the Warring States period, was very talented and learned. King Wei of Chu wanted to ask him to help the government. He sent two envoys to take many pearls and silk with him. On the Bank of pushui River, he saw Chuang Tzu, who lived in seclusion fishing here. Chuang Tzu told the envoys that he was willing to live in seclusion like a tortoise in the process of saving his life. The emissary had no choice but to leave bitterly.

Analysis of Idioms

A synonym: muddle along