want to do better than one's ancestors
want to do better than one's ancestors
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is h ē f ó m à Z ǔ, meaning Buddhist language, scolding Buddha, metaphor is not bound by predecessors. It comes from the book with Zhao Bo Qi by Xu Qian of Yuan Dynasty.
Idiom usage
It refers to not being bound by the predecessors, but taking qiershihu as an example and following the trace of the Buddha scolding his ancestors.
Analysis of Idioms
A synonym: curse the Buddha
The origin of Idioms
Yuan Xu Qian's book with Zhao Bo: "otherwise, the ladder will connect with lingxu, and suddenly he scolds Zuer for this."
Idiom explanation
Buddhist language, scolding Buddha, metaphor is not bound by predecessors.
want to do better than one's ancestors
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8.smash one 's iron pots and pans into pieces and sell them as scrapped iron
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