to be able to shoulder important tasks

to be able to shoulder important tasks

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is f ùùòììǎ n, which means to focus on the East and west to go a long way, analogy can bear the arduous task. It comes from the book of changes.

Idiom explanation

Negative: carry on one's back; to: deliver.

The origin of Idioms

In the book of changes, the second part of Xici: "to serve the ox and ride the horse, to lead the heavy and far, to benefit the whole world, to cover and follow."

Idiom usage

Metaphor can bear the arduous task. Example: in the biography of Pang Tong in the annals of the Three Kingdoms, Shu annals: "Lu Zi can be said to be a horse with the power to escape, while Gu Zi can be said to be a bull with the power to bear heavy burdens." A healthy calf must be driven by a broken cart, a good horse must be driven by a whip, and then be able to carry a heavy load. Tang Yu Lin literature by Wang Dang of Song Dynasty

Idiom story

During the period of the Three Kingdoms, Zhou Yu, governor of the eastern Wu Dynasty, died. Pang Tong went to mourn. Lu Ji, Gu Shao, Quan Cong and other celebrities of the eastern Wu Dynasty held a farewell banquet for Pang Tong. They asked Pang Tong how to identify talents. Pang Tong believed that Lu Ji was a horse of a thousand li, Gu Shao was a hard-working ox, and Quan Cong was also a generation of talents. They think the metaphor is funny and appropriate.