冠蓋相望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
? 使者分部護之，～。(《史記·平準書》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.
? 勤勞天下，憂苦萬民，為之怛惕不安，未嘗一日忘于心，故遣使者～，…… (《史記·孝文本紀》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. 冠蓋相望ɡuān ɡài xiānɡ wànɡ比喻官員或使者往來不絕。a gathering of dignitaries, envoys and officials come and go in an endless stream |