“明哲保身”源自《诗经.大雅.烝民》“既明且哲,以保其身”。不同的时代对此成语的解释和态度亦各有不同。文章立足于当今时代,回到成语的源出处并审视其发展过程而对其作出重新解读,意使人们在认识传统文化的同时反省自身乃至整个人类的文明与生存,达到真正的保身目的。 “Mingzhe Paul” from “The Book of Songs. Taiga. People” “Ming and Zhe, in order to protect their own body.” Different times have different interpretations and attitudes toward this idiom. Based on the contemporary era, the article re-interprets the origin of idioms and examines their development process, which enables people to reflect on the traditional culture and reflect on themselves and even the civilization and survival of mankind as a whole.