pān​yuán​wò​zhé

to entreat an official to stay

Senses

攀辕卧辙/ 攀轅臥轍 pān​yuán​wò​zhé (also pān​yuán​wò​chè) to entreat an official to stay

to grasp the carriage shafts and lie in the wheel ruts; an idiom used to describe the people's deep affection for a popular official and their earnest desire to prevent them from leaving office

References

variant 攀辕卧辙/攀轅臥轍 攀车卧辙/攀車臥轍