summon up one 's courage for a task
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Chu ō L ì f è NF ā, which means to describe the spirit of cheer up. From Liu Zihou's epitaph.
The origin of Idioms
Han Yu's epitaph of Liu Zihou in the Tang Dynasty: "to discuss the evidence of the present and the ancient times, one hundred scholars in history have been involved in the discussion, and they often lead the audience down."
Analysis of Idioms
Synonyms: Li Fengfa, Li Junfa
Idiom usage
In view of the danger of the country, the Chinese people have made great efforts to change their attitude of indifference. Materials on the patriotic movement of the May 4th movement, academic trend, mainland newspapers' comments on being eager to go abroad
summon up one 's courage for a task
Old age and death do not communicate with each other - lǎo sǐ bù xiāng wǎng lái
take unnecessary pains to study an insignificant problem - zuān niú jiǎo jiān
Dissect the liver and gallbladder - pōu xī gān dǎn
solicit help from potential backers high and low - zuàn dòng mì féng