be loath to lag behind
be loath to lag behind
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is w ù J ū Xi à Li ú, which means that a gentleman does not want to live in a humble position, but now it also means that he is not willing to live in a lower position. From the Analects of Confucius, Zi Zhang.
Idiom usage
As a predicate or attributive; used in life
The origin of Idioms
In the Analects of Confucius, Zi Zhang said, "a gentleman is a villain, and all the evils in the world belong to him."
Idiom explanation
Evil: hate, hate; indecency: that is downstream, extended to humble status. Hate is downstream. It originally means that a gentleman does not want to be in a humble position. Now also refers to unwilling to live downstream.
be loath to lag behind
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