a timely warning may avert a national crisis

a timely warning may avert a national crisis

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y ī y á nx ī NGB ā ng, which means that a sentence can prosper the country. From the Analects of Confucius · Zilu.

The origin of Idioms

In a word, we can prosper the country. What are the reasons? The Analects of Confucius · Zilu

Analysis of Idioms

Antonym: one word loses one's country

Idiom story

During the spring and Autumn period, Duke Lu Ding asked Confucius, "can one sentence make the country prosperous?" Confucius said: "the monarch loves his ministers, cares for them, and works as one, so that the country can prosper." Lu Ding Gong asked again: "can one word make the country perish?" Confucius said, "it's not all right. If the monarch doesn't raise any objection, he will perish in time."

Idiom usage

It refers to the speech of the key person. Example: the first discussion on Taizhen and Guozhong in Yuanli is that they are close to prospering the country with one word. Xu Yanzhou's poetry talks by Xu Yi in Song Dynasty