respect for seniority

respect for seniority

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is "Zhangy ò uy ǒ UX ù", which means the priority between the elderly and the young. It's the same as "the story of childhood". It comes from Xunzi Junzi.

Analysis of Idioms

No big no small

The origin of Idioms

In Xunzi, the chapter of gentleman, it is said that "if you are virtuous and able, you will be respected; if you are noble and humble, you will be able to do things without flowing; if you are close and distant, you will be able to do things without contradicting; if you grow up and grow up in an orderly way, you will succeed in your career and have a rest."

Idiom usage

Used as an attributive or adverbial. example the atmosphere of orderly growth and development is naturally formed. The fourth chapter of the chronicles of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty: "Duke Wu said:" the whole life should be in order, not disorder. How can you abandon your long life and establish a young one? " So he made gasheng his son. He only took a small town as his food town, and called it Gongshu. "