extol merits and virtues

extol merits and virtues

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is ch ē NGG ō ngs ò NGD é, which means to praise merit. From a dream of Red Mansions by Cao Xueqin in Qing Dynasty.

Idiom explanation

Praise the merits of others

The origin of Idioms

Chen Jiru of the Ming Dynasty wrote in the records of Yuan Gong's temple on Da Sima Jie Huan: "Xi temple can't stay (yuan Keli), Wei party can't seize it. The high wind of being difficult to advance and easy to retreat for a while can really wash away the foul spirit of praising merits and virtues in the dynasty." The 63rd chapter of Cao Xueqin's a dream of Red Mansions in Qing Dynasty: "why do you borrow us? You are so eloquent, you are so happy to play, but you say it is praising."

Analysis of Idioms

Synonyms: praising merits and praising virtues. however, there are different interpretations of "name". First, "name" means weighing and measuring, and "praising one's merits" means measuring one's own or other's merits and praising one's morality; second, "name" means praising and praising, and "praising one's merits" is close to "praising one's merits". Based on its satirical usage in many sources, the author tends to interpret the latter.

Idiom usage

As a predicate, an object, an attribute; referring to someone who praises