去梯之言 — “Words spoken in absolute confidence or strict secrecy”
去梯之言 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Words spoken in absolute confidence or strict secrecy”. A strictly confidential matter. Literally, “Words after removing the ladder”.
去梯之言 Pronunciation and Pinyin
去梯之言 Character Breakdown
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Origin and Story of 去梯之言
During the late Eastern Han Dynasty, Liu Biao granted Xinye to Liu Bei to defend against Cao Cao.
At the same time, Liu Biao was preparing for his second son, Liu Cong, to inherit his position, which made his eldest son, Liu Qi, feel his own situation was rather precarious.
Liu Qi invited Zhuge Liang to a meal in a high tower in his backyard. He then ordered the ladder to be removed, and humbly sought Zhuge Liang's help for his dangerous predicament.
Zhuge Liang advised Liu Qi to become the governor of Jiangxia to escape the danger.
Idioms Related to 去梯之言
More idioms starting with 去
- qù去wěi伪cún存zhēn真eliminate the false, preserve the true
- qù去zhù住liǎng两nán难difficult to decide whether to go or stay
- qù去qí其zāo糟pò粕，，cún存qí其jīng精huá华discard the dross, keep the essence
- qù去wēi危jiù就ān安avoid danger and seek safety
- qù去tiān天chǐ尺wǔ五extremely high or close to power
- qù去tài太qù去shèn甚know when to stop
- qù去hài害xīng兴lì利remove harm, promote benefit
- qù去jiù就zhī之fēn分distinction of staying or leaving
- qù去jiù就zhī之jì际critical moment of decision
- qù去gù故jiù就xīn新discard the old and adopt the new
- qù去gù故nà纳xīn新discard the old, adopt the new
- qù去àn暗tóu投míng明abandon darkness, embrace brightness
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Open the tool →Questions about 去梯之言
What does 去梯之言 mean?
去梯之言 (qù tī zhī yán) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Words spoken in absolute confidence or strict secrecy”.
How do you pronounce 去梯之言?
去梯之言 is pronounced qù tī zhī yán in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 去梯之言 literally mean?
Literally, 去梯之言 means “Words after removing the ladder”. It is used to mean “Words spoken in absolute confidence or strict secrecy”.
Where does 去梯之言 come from?
去梯之言 comes from a classical Chinese story dating back to ancient China. The full story is on this page.
What is the Chinese definition of 去梯之言?
除去梯子后说的话。比喻绝密的话