rub smooth one 's whole body from the crown to the heel

rub smooth one 's whole body from the crown to the heel

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is m ó D à NGF à ngzh à ng, meaning from the top of the head to the heel are abraded; describes the painstaking, regardless of the body. It's from Mencius with all his heart.

The origin of Idioms

Mencius, written by Mencius Ke in the pre Qin period, said, "Mozi loves everything and benefits the world."

Idiom usage

It is used as predicate and attributive to describe the painstaking and self sacrifice. Example: Tan Sitong's self narration of benevolence in the Qing Dynasty: "deep study of high expectations, private thoughts of Mozi's ambition to be on top of others." Zhang Binglin's "reform maxim" said: "therefore, we have to be on top of each other to save the people. The former is stronger than the latter, but the latter is stronger than the former. We have to face setbacks without looking back, and finally we can gather things together."