We’re happy to bring you free Chinese lessons. This series dives into idioms and proverbs, meaningful and practical. Today’s phrase is 「結繩而治」, with its usage explained below.
For this session, we will be discussing the idiom 「結繩而治」. See below for its meaning and practical usage.
It originally referred to the ancient times when there was no written language and people used knotted ropes to record events and govern the world. Later, it also refers to the utopian ideal of a peaceful society without the need to govern the country by laws.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
jié shéng ér zhì
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
git3 sing2 yi4 ji6
The collection of Chinese idioms is enormous, with each one holding its own meaning and purpose. We hope these resources can assist you in better understanding and learning Chinese.
