a wealthy , influential but modest person

a wealthy , influential but modest person

Chiying Baotai, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is ch í y í NGB ǎ ot à I, which used to mean to be careful when wealth is at its peak, so as to avoid disaster and maintain its original position. From the book of songs Da Ya Fu Ling.

Notes on Idioms

Ying: Sheng man; Tai: Ping An.

The origin of Idioms

"The book of songs · Daya · Fuling" Preface: "the gentleman of peace, can keep success."

Idiom usage

To be modest and prudent in a high position. At the same time, he was afraid that his own official rank had reached the time when he wanted to maintain his prosperity. Guo Moruo's childhood