the high officials are loyal to the country and the lower office-holders do their duty to the utmost

the high officials are loyal to the country and the lower office-holders do their duty to the utmost

In the old days, it used to mean that the minister was loyal and the minor minister was dutiful.

Idiom explanation

[idiom]: Dafa Xiaolian [Pinyin]: D à f à Xi à Oli á n à [explanation]: in the old days, it meant that the minister was loyal and the minister was dutiful.

Idioms and allusions

[source] in the book of rites · Liyun written by Dai Sheng in the Western Han Dynasty, it is said that "the minister's law, the small minister's honesty, the official position's order, the monarch's and the minister's justice, and the country's wealth." [example] Chapter 33 of biography of heroes and heroines by Wen Kang of Qing Dynasty: "when the officials at the end of the dynasty had some knowledge, they admonished the constitution. They were kind and honest."

Discrimination of words

Idiom structure: the time when the combination came into being: ancient English translation minimalist service with special relevance and efficiency service set of perfect expressions