Scrambling to be the first

Scrambling to be the first

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is k ǒ NGH ò uzhen ē ngxi ā n, which means to be afraid of falling behind and pursuing progress. It's from Wu Jianren's strange situation witnessed in 20 years in Qing Dynasty.

Idiom explanation

[idiom]: be afraid to be ahead of others [Pinyin]: K ǒ NGH òēē ngxi ā n [explanation]: be afraid of falling behind and pursue progress.

Idioms and allusions

[source]: Chapter 68 of Wu Jianren's twenty years of witnessing the strange situation in the Qing Dynasty: "he ran rampant and was afraid to be the first." The paper kites are also happy with the sun: one by one, they are scrambling to be the first, making constant efforts, flying and going up. Guo Moruo's goddess heart lamp

Discrimination of words

[pinyin code]: khzx [synonym]: race to the top [usage]: as the predicate; refers to a strong self-motivated