transcribe
qián jù hòu gōng
source
Su Qin said,' Why should my sister-in-law be humble before giving?' "The Warring States Policy, Qin Ce I" Su Qin said with a smile that his sister-in-law said,' Why should I be respectful?' Biography of Historical Records and Su Qin
explain
Hey: arrogance; Gong: Respect. I used to be arrogant, but later I was respectful. Describe a change in attitude towards people.
usage
As predicate, adverbial and attribute; Refers to people's attitude before and after.
structure
Combined type
synonym
Be humble in the front and humble in the back
Rhyming words
Tearing down the west to make up the east, sitting on the empty mountain, hitting ten points, following the fox's trail, coming out of the bag, observing the end of the original, striking the bell with a slap in the face, being commonplace, sleepy, ......
age
ancient times
English
proud at first but humble afterwards to change from arrogance to humility; to change ones attitude snobbishly
Idiom story
During the Warring States Period, Su Qin, a strategist, begged his father to give him a new fur robe and a hundred taels of gold, and went to the State of Qin to lobby for his political opinions. Without success, he had to go home despondently, and his sister-in-law didn't even give him food. He didn't lose heart, studied behind closed doors, and even reminded himself with a thorn stock. Later, he became the prime minister of the six countries, and when he came home, his sister-in-law knelt down and dared not look up.
example
Emperor Ge Xianweng smiled and said, "What is the monkey?" Ming Wu Cheng'en The Journey to the West 51 back.