(Liu 1993:221) And through metaphorical and contextual manipulations, the verbal jiu is allowed to be used in a wide range of contexts.
on the basis of the metaphorical concept ACTION IS PATH or ACTION IS MOVEMENT, that speakers make a decision after negotiation with others through verbal interactions can be perceived as taking action `to accomplish a certain task' or `to achieve certain goal', which can both be perceived as moving in space towards a definite location.