self-willed

self-willed

As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y ǐ y ì w é izh ī, which means to do it only according to one's own subjective ideas. From the book of rites · Liyun written by Dai Sheng in the Western Han Dynasty.

Idiom usage

If you do it with your will, it will never be true, profound, or art.

Analysis of Idioms

Synonym: go your own way

The origin of Idioms

In the book of rites · Liyun written by Dai Sheng in the Western Han Dynasty, it is said that "if a sage takes the world as a family and China as a person, he is not willing to do so. He must know his feelings, develop his righteousness, understand his benefits, achieve his sufferings, and then he can do it."

Idiom explanation

Do it according to your own subjective ideas.