Idiom stories and explanations from unfamiliar relatives

Between: alienation. Alienated people don't participate in the affairs of close people.

The origin of the idiom: Han Ying's Biography of Poetry in the Western Han Dynasty, Volume III: "Humble without respect, intimate without intimacy."

Traditional idiom: I am not idle with my relatives.

Idiom abbreviation: SBJQ

Idiom phonetic notation: ㄕㄨㄅㄨㄐㄐㄑㄣ

Degree of common use: common idioms

Idiom words: four-character idioms

Emotional color: neutral idioms

Usage of idioms: subject-predicate type to soothe relatives; As predicates and clauses; Refers to the relationship between people who are far away from each other and do not participate in the relationship between people who are close to each other.

Idiom structure: subject-predicate idioms

Idiom era: ancient idioms

Synonym: far away from each other, not seeking close relatives.

Example of idiom: Don't talk if you don't care about your relatives. (Feng Ming magnum "cautionary tale" volume 32)

Chinese translation: Blood is thicker than water.

Idiom story:

During the Warring States Period, Wei Wenhou wanted to choose a suitable prime minister, Li Ke, a fortune-teller. When he entered the palace to hear whether to choose Wei or not, he asked him to divine for him and ask him for advice. Seeing his intention, Li Ke avoided talking about it and said, "I am humble and don't ask for respect, and I don't care about intimacy. As an outsider, I can't comment on this matter. "