unexpected praise

unexpected praise

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is the sound B ù y ú zh ī y ù, which means unexpected praise. It's from Mencius · Li Lou Shang.

Idiom explanation

Yu: expect; Yu: praise. No unexpected praise.

The origin of Idioms

Mencius · Li Lou Shang: "it has the reputation of being safe, and it has the destruction of seeking perfection."

Idiom usage

Chapter 19 of Rong Hong's the introduction of Western learning to the East in Qing Dynasty: "if you have no merit, you will get a good reputation; if you have worked hard, you will get a good reputation." Lu Xun's "three free time collection: the whole story of me and Yu Si" says: "however, the reputation of Bu Yu is as boring as the destruction of Bu Yu." Guo Moruo's Paeonia lactiflora and other earthworms: "you have to commend us. We have a good reputation."