no one picks up lost articles on the road; honest and upright social customs
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
no one picks up lost items on the road; a society of great honesty and moral integrity
literaryUsed to praise an ideal, peaceful, and honest state of society. A more common variant is '路不拾遗' (lù bù shí yí).
Lì历
shǐ史
shàng上
céng曾
yǒu有
guò过
yè夜
bù不
bì闭
hù户
、
dào道
bù不
shí拾
yí遗
de的
tài太
píng平
shèng盛
shì世
。
In history, there have been golden ages where doors were unbolted at night and no one picked up lost items on the road.
Tā他
de的
lǐ理
xiǎng想
shì是
jiàn建
lì立
yí一
gè个
dào道
bù不
shí拾
yí遗
、
tiān天
xià下
wéi为
gōng公
de的
měi美
hǎo好
shè社
huì会
。
His ideal is to build a beautiful society where no one picks up lost items and the world is for the common good.
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Gǔ古
shū书
miáo描
huì绘
de的
nà那
ge个
shí时
dài代
，
zhēn真
kě可
wèi谓
shì是
lù路
bù不
shí拾
yí遗
、
mín民
fēng风
chún淳
pǔ朴
。
The era depicted in ancient texts was truly one where no one picked up lost items on the road, and the folk customs were simple and honest.