not seek to make oneself known

not seek to make oneself known

Not seeking fame is a Chinese idiom pronounced B ù Qi ú w é nd á, which means not pursuing fame and status. It's from chushibiao.

Idiom explanation

Wen: fame, fame; Da: fame.

The origin of Idioms

Chu Shi Biao, written by Zhuge Liang in Shu of the Three Kingdoms, said: "it's better to be indifferent to the officials."

Idiom usage

The verb object type is used as predicate and subject to describe people who don't want to be famous. Therefore, he did not serve as a king or marquis, did not seek fame or fame, became a banker and learned farming. The first book of Prince of yuan

Idiom story

During the period of the Three Kingdoms, Zhuge Liang was granted the title of Marquis of Wuxiang by Liu Bei and assisted the later leader Liu Chan. In order to revive the Shu family, Zhuge Liang sent troops to attack Wei many times. Before going out to battle, he wrote a model for his later master, saying that he was a civilian in Nanyang and did not want to be heard of. He was invited out of the mountain by the former Emperor. He was deeply moved, so he was willing to devote himself to the Shu family.