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Noble, strong and humble

Time: 2022-01-31 00:21:17 Author: ChinaWiki.net

Noble, strong and humble

It is a Chinese idiom, which means valuing the young and the strong while belittling the old and the weak. From historical records: biographies of Xiongnu

The origin of Idioms

Sima Qian's biography of Xiongnu in historical records in the Western Han Dynasty: "the strong eat fat and the old eat the rest. You should be strong and healthy, but you should be old and weak. "

Idiom usage

Combined; used as predicate and attribute; with derogatory meaning

Analysis of Idioms

Synonym valuing the strong and the weak, valuing the young and the old

Noble, strong and humble


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