one 's ability and virtue excel the average
The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is C á Ig ā ox í NGH ò u, which means high ability and high moral character. From Lun Heng Ming Lu.
The origin of Idioms
In Wang Chong's Lun Heng Ming Lu of the Han Dynasty, it is said that "when the time is right, the talent will be good, the life will be evil, and it will be abandoned but not advanced; when the knowledge is few and the morality is weak, the life will be good, and it will be prosperous and surpassing."
Analysis of Idioms
Talent and integrity
Idiom usage
It refers to a person's character and ability
one 's ability and virtue excel the average
roll up one 's sleeves and raise one 's fists to fight - xuān quán luó xiù
prevent divulgence of one's secrets - shā rén miè kǒu
be plagued by poverty and ill health - pín bìng jiāo jiā