look right and left
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Zu ǒ g ù y ò UMI ǎ n, which means to look left, right and close. It's from Song Hongmai's Yi Jian Ding Zhi luxury newspaper.
Idiom usage
Used as a predicate, attribute, or adverbial; used in writing
The origin of Idioms
Hong Mai of Song Dynasty wrote in the luxury newspaper of Yi Jian Ding Zhi: "I believe in Yi Zhai, I like its clothes, I look left and right, I call the craftsman to cure the small irregularity."
Idiom explanation
Look left, look right. Take a closer look.
look right and left
change existing habits and customs - yí fēng yì shàng
to be able to shoulder important tasks - fù zhòng shè yuǎn
Discard the writing and preserve the quality - qì wén cún zhì
with profound respect and humility - chéng huáng chéng kǒng
Incompatibility between ice and charcoal - bīng tàn bù xiāng róng
be versed in both polite letters and martial arts - wén wǔ quán cái