hold sb . 's whip and follow his stirrup

hold sb . 's whip and follow his stirrup

A Chinese idiom, pronounced zh í Bi ā NSU í D è ng, means to follow a stirrup with a whip in hand. It means that people are willing to follow because of their admiration. From the Analects of Confucius.

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With a whip in his hand, he followed the stirrup. It means that people are willing to follow because of their admiration.

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In the Analects of Confucius, it is said that "if you are rich, you can ask for it. Even if you are a whip bearer, I will do it." I hope the general will not give up and accept him as a soldier. Sooner or later, he will be willing to die. (the 28th chapter of romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong in Ming Dynasty)