a pressing matter of the moment

a pressing matter of the moment

The Chinese idiom, pronounced D ā NGW ù zh ī J í, means an urgent task at present. It comes from Mencius on the heart, written by Mencius Ke in the pre Qin period.

Analysis of Idioms

It's urgent, imminent and not too late

The origin of Idioms

"Mencius: wholeheartedly up:" those who know nothing should be in urgent need; those who are benevolent should be in love, and those who are in urgent need should be close to the virtuous. "

Idiom usage

To be formal; to be subject or object; to be used in a sentence. Today's scholars refer to ancient and modern history of China and ancient and modern history of East and west of Thailand. Shen Weixian's preface to the romance of all nations in Qing Dynasty 2. Lu Xun's Hua Gai Ji suddenly thought of (6): "what we are looking at is: one is survival, two is food and clothing, and three is development. Today's scholars refer to ancient and modern history of China and ancient and modern history of East and west of Thailand.

Idioms and allusions

Once, a disciple of Mencius asked, there are many things to know and do now. What should we know and do first. Mencius replied, "a wise man knows everything, but he should know the most urgent thing to do, not everything. For example, benevolence is what people love, but they should love their relatives and sages first. For example, the ancient sages Yao and Shun could not know all things, because they had to rush to pick out the most important things at present. The benevolence of Yao and Shun did not love everyone, because they were eager to love their relatives and sages. " Then Mencius answered the question from the opposite side: "when my parents are dead, I don't want to serve three years of mourning, but I pay attention to the etiquette of serving three or five months of mourning. When I eat in front of the elderly, I don't eat politely and gulp down the soup, but I go to talk about what I can't bite off the dry meat with my teeth, and so on "No," he said