free from arrogance and impetuosity

free from arrogance and impetuosity

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is B ù Ji ā ob ù Z à o, which means do not be proud, do not be impatient. From Mao Zedong's notice of the CPC Central Committee on peace talks with the Kuomintang.

The origin of Idioms

Mao Zedong's notice of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on peace talks with the Kuomintang said: "as long as comrades do not make major mistakes, be modest and prudent, and be neither arrogant nor impatient in their military policy (action and combat) and the policy of uniting the people, they will have a complete solution.

Analysis of Idioms

[synonym] not humble, not arrogant, not impetuous, modest and prudent [antonym] arrogance, complacency, act rashly

Idiom usage

We need to learn modestly, to achieve success, to deal with things modestly and cautiously, and to make fewer mistakes.