have integrity and be public-spirited

have integrity and be public-spirited

As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is B ù t ā NW é IB ǎ o, which means not to be greedy is valuable and noble, and also means to be honest and upright. From Zuozhuan, the 15th year of Xianggong.

Idiom usage

To be honest is to be honest. example Communists should be not greedy, in order to convince the public.

Analysis of Idioms

Incorruptibility and corruption

The origin of Idioms

In Zuozhuan, the 15th year of Xianggong, I regard corruption as my treasure, and I regard jade as my treasure. If you are with me, you will lose your treasure.

Idioms and allusions

Allusion 1

In the 15th year of Xianggong in Zuozhuan, people in Song Dynasty may have obtained jade and presented it to zhuzihan. Zihanfu was accepted. The person who offered the jade said, "to show the jade man that the jade man thinks he is a treasure, so he dares to offer it." Zihan said, "I treasure not to be greedy, but I treasure jade. If you lose treasure with me, you don't have it." The chief inspector told him, "a villain with a noble heart is not allowed to cross the country. If you accept this, please die." Zihan set it in, made the jade people attack it, made it rich, and then restored it.

Allusion 2

Han Feizi, Yu Lao, Song Dynasty's humble son, who was offered jade, was not accepted. I said: "this treasure is also suitable for gentlemen, not for fine people." Zihan said, "I treasure jade, but I treasure not accepting Ziyu." I want jade, but I don't want jade. So he said, "if you want to, you don't want to buy rare goods." A man in the state of song got a piece of jade and offered it to Zihan, but Zihan didn't accept it. The man who offered the jade said, "I'll show it to the jade carver. The jade Carver thinks it's a treasure, so I dare to present it to you." Zihan said to the man, "I treasure the virtue of not being greedy, but you treasure this jade. If you give me this jade, we will lose our treasure. We should all continue to have our own treasures. " After saluting, the person who offered the jade said, "I'm afraid to go out because I'm carrying this jade. I'll hand over this precious jade and ask to avoid death." After hearing this, Zihan put the jade in the village and let the jade Carver carve it for him. After making this man rich, he let him go back to his original place.