intercede for sb

intercede for sb

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is d à IW é ishu à Xi à ng, meaning to say good things for others. It comes from Xiang Si, a chronicle of Tang poetry by Ji Yougong of Song Dynasty.

Idiom usage

In recent years, the motives of the people who speak for others are not pure.

Analysis of Idioms

Synonym: pronoun antonym: blood gushing

The origin of Idioms

Ji Yougong of the Song Dynasty wrote in the chronicle of Tang poetry Xiang Si: "I have seen that poetry is very good several times, and the standard of poetry is too high. I don't understand the kindness of Tibetans in my life, and I talk about Xiang Si everywhere."

Idiom explanation

It means saying good things for others.

Idiom story

During the Tang Dynasty, Xiang Si, a young man in Jiangdong, was not well-known when he took the HKCEE. Others showed Yang Jingzhi his papers. Yang especially likes to write poems, "several times I see that poems are excellent, and the standard is too poetic. I don't understand the kindness of Tibetans in my life, and I like to talk about things everywhere." Before long, he was admitted to Chang'an.