冠盖相望guān gài xiāng wàngenvoys and officials come and go in an endless stream; officials’caps and cart covers are within sight of each other on the road;a gathering of dignitaries
❍ 使者分部护之，～。(《史记·平準书》1425) Envoys sent to supervise the various groups of emigrants poured out of the capital in such numbers that their carts and carriage covers were constantly in sight of each other on the roads.
❍ 勤劳天下，忧苦万民，为之怛惕不安，未尝一日忘于心，故遣使者～，…… (《史记·孝文本纪》431) Laboring for the sake of the empire and taking thought for the people:for them I have been filled with concern and unrest,and their troubles have not left my mind for a single day. Therefore I have dispatched envoys in such profusion that their caps and cart covers are within sight of each other on the road. 冠盖相望ɡuān ɡài xiānɡ wànɡ比喻官员或使者往来不绝。a gathering of dignitaries, envoys and officials come and go in an endless stream |