all the stars twinkled around the bright moon

all the stars twinkled around the bright moon

Zhongxing Gongbei is a Chinese idiom. The Pinyin is zh ò NGX ī NGG ǒ NGB ě I, which means that the stars in the sky protect the northern stars. It used to mean that a virtuous monarch was in power and was supported by the people of the world. It comes from the Analects of Confucius.

Idiom explanation

Arch: encircle, arch; North: Polaris.

The origin of Idioms

In the Analects of Confucius, it is said that "to govern with virtue, for example, Beichen, is the place where all the stars live."

Idiom usage

The four sides belong to one place. example just like the stars in the north, the water faces east. (the first part of Li Chun Tang by Wang Shifu in Yuan Dynasty)