preoccupied with the nation , forget about his family(guó ér wàng jiā)

preoccupied with the nation , forget about his family

Forgetting one's home for the sake of one's country is a Chinese word.

Idiom explanation

Gu ó é RW à ngji à [interpretation] refers to forgetting one's home for the sake of state affairs.

The origin of Idioms

[source] biography of Zongze in the history of the Song Dynasty: "when Huiqing heard about it, he said:" it can be said that the country has forgotten its family. "

Examples of Idioms

[example] Chapter 6 of scholars: "but since ancient times:" public affairs forget private affairs, national affairs forget home. " Our imperial examination center is a grand ceremony of the imperial court. Even if you and I work for the imperial court, I don't care about my private relatives, but I still feel guilty. " Ma Shitu's "we have won a great victory" says: "they forget their private affairs, ignore their personal safety, give full play to the incomparable power of man's determination to win a great victory."

Idiom usage

Usage: used as predicate and attribute; refers to patriotism

Chinese PinYin : guó ér wàng jiā