扳辕卧辙 — “Grasp the carriage shafts and lie down in the wheel ruts”
扳辕卧辙 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to express strong reluctance for a good official to leave, urging them to stay; to try to retain a beloved and respected person from departing”. Literally, “grasp the carriage shafts and lie down in the wheel ruts”.
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What does 扳辕卧辙 mean?
扳辕卧辙 (bān yuán wò zhé) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to express strong reluctance for a good official to leave, urging them to stay; to try to retain a beloved and respected person from departing”.
How do you pronounce 扳辕卧辙?
扳辕卧辙 is pronounced bān yuán wò zhé in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 扳辕卧辙 literally mean?
Literally, 扳辕卧辙 means “grasp the carriage shafts and lie down in the wheel ruts”. It is used to mean “to express strong reluctance for a good official to leave, urging them to stay; to try to retain a beloved and respected person from departing”.
What is the Chinese definition of 扳辕卧辙?
扳：通“攀”；辙：车迹。拉住车辕，躺在车道上挡车。指挽留眷恋好官