Take life from death

Take life from death

As a Chinese idiom, the Pinyin is y ǔ Du ó sh ē ngsh ā, which means that the emperor has the power to reward and punish life and death. From Zhouli chunguan NEISHI.

Idiom usage

It refers to the power of the ruler

Examples

If you are the master of human beings, you should seize life and kill everything.

Analysis of Idioms

Synonym: life or death

The origin of Idioms

"Zhou Li · chunguan · NEISHI" says: "five is killing, six is living, seven is giving, eight is seizing."

Idiom explanation

The "eight handles" in Zhouli Tianguan Dazai have the power of giving, seizing, living and punishing. Later, it generally refers to the power of rewards and punishments of life and death held by emperors.