Take books as a guide

Take books as a guide

The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y ǐ sh ū w é iy ù, which means to control horses according to the knowledge learned from books. It refers to sticking to dogma, which is difficult to achieve. It comes from Zhao ce'er, the Warring States strategy.

Idiom usage

To act as an object or attributive

The origin of Idioms

Zhao ce'er, the Warring States policy: "as the saying goes, a man who takes books as his defense is not as good as a horse. If we make use of the past to control the present, we will not be able to change things. "

Idiom explanation

To harness horses according to the knowledge learned from books. It's a metaphor for sticking to dogma.