Give up a small share

Give up a small share

The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is "B ē Ig ē ngzhi ī R à ng", which means to be held and ridiculed. It comes from Xiang Yu's biography in historical records.

The origin of Idioms

According to Xiang Yu's Chronicle in historical records, the Chu and Han armies fought against each other, and the Han Army cut off the food and grass of the Chu army. Xiang Yu put Liu Bang's father on Gao Gao's meat case and said to Liu Bang, "I'm not in a hurry now. I'll cook Taigong." Liu Bang said, "Xiang Yu and I are both in the north. We are called huaiwang. We are brothers. If we want to cook, we will have a share." Xiang Yu wanted to cook and kill Liu Bang's father. Liu Bang replied, "we are ordered by King Huai to be brothers. You must cook and kill him and give me a cup of gravy.". Then he used "give a piece of the cake" to mean to be threatened and coerced by others; used "share a piece of the cake, share a piece of the cake" to mean this matter, or to mean to share a share of benefits from others.

Idiom usage

Example: Li Bai's poem "reminiscence of the past in the ancient battle field of Guangwu": "share my share, the emperor is ruweng."