preoccupied with the nation , forget about his family

preoccupied with the nation , forget about his family

Guoer forgets his family, a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is Gu ó à RW à ngji à, which means to serve the country wholeheartedly, regardless of family. It comes from the biography of Jia Yi in Hanshu.

The origin of Idioms

According to the biography of Jia Yi in the book of Han Dynasty, "those who are officials forget their bodies, their families, and their public ears forget their private affairs. They are meticulous in their interests, and they are meticulous in their harms. The only reason is their righteousness."

Analysis of Idioms

Synonyms: sacrifice for the country, sacrifice generously, forget for the public and selfishness; Antonyms: at the expense of others, at the expense of oneself, at the expense of the public and at the expense of the public

Idiom usage

At that time, all the reformers seemed to have the spirit of "why the Xiongnu did not die out and why they did it at home". Lu Xun's book of two places nine.