conceal oneself by day and march by night

conceal oneself by day and march by night

The Chinese idiom, the Pinyin zh ò UF ú y è x í ng, refers to secret activities taken to avoid being discovered by the enemy. It comes from Qin CE.

Idiom usage

It's a secret way.

Analysis of Idioms

Synonyms: ambush and nocturnal, ambush and nocturnal travel Antonyms: travel day and night allegorical sayings: an owl rhyme four seas rise and fall, valuable, broad-minded, clear-cut, rise and fall, jealous of merit and ability, eager for success, clear and bright, happy and peaceful, and inexplicable

The origin of Idioms

Qin ce of the Warring States Period: "Wu Zixu left Zhaoguan when he was young; he walked in the night and fell in the day; as for Chifu."

Idiom usage

Example "white tiger · Zhusha": cover people unprepared, line not false way, people hold a piece, Ma Le rein, ambush day and night, to attack also. According to the biography of Guo Dan in dongguanhanji: "Dan went on a day and night trip, praying to change his wife and returning to jiezhuan." In Chapter 72 of the chronicles of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty by Feng Menglong of the Ming Dynasty, "besides, Wu Yuan won with the young master, fearing Zheng Guo to pursue him. He went all the way day and night, and worked hard. There is no need to elaborate. If you have passed through the state of Chen, you will know that Chen is not the place to stay. " Chen Yi's "sending friends" says: "the wind blows and the rain blows, the dew sticks to the clothes, and there are few people walking in the daytime and at night."

Idiom story

In the spring and Autumn period, King Ping of Chu was very fatuous and licentious, so he took over his daughter-in-law. Wu she, the prince's teacher, thought it was inappropriate and was arrested. King Ping of Chu ordered him to write back his son Wu Shang and Wu Yuan (Wu Zixu) from other places. After Wu Shang and his father were killed, Wu Zixu went through all kinds of hardships. He was very careful and fled to the state of Wu.