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.