wholehearted devotion to public duty

wholehearted devotion to public duty

Keji fenggong is a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is k è J ǐ f è NGG ō ng, which means to restrict one's own selfish desires and focus on public affairs. It refers to a person who is strict with himself and is dedicated to public affairs. It comes from Jizun biography of the later Han Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

Fan Ye of the Southern Song Dynasty wrote in the book of the later Han Dynasty, the biography of Jizun: "be honest and careful, be self disciplined and serve the public, reward the soldiers, and make money selflessly."

Idiom usage

The spirit of selflessness, active efforts and hard work is respectable. Mao Zedong's the position of the Communist Party of China in the national war

Idioms and allusions

Jizun, a native of Yingyang in the early Eastern Han Dynasty. Ji Zun likes reading since childhood. Although he was born in a rich family, his life is very simple. In 24 A.D., Liu Xiu attacked Yingyang. Ji Zun defected to him and was accepted as an official by Liu Xiu. Later, he moved to Hebei with the army and became a law enforcement officer in the army, responsible for the laws and regulations of the barracks. During his tenure, he was highly praised for his strict law enforcement and non-compliance with personal feelings. once, a little servant beside Liu Xiu committed a crime. After finding out the truth, Ji Zun sentenced the little servant to death according to law. Liu Xiu was very angry when he knew about it. He wanted to punish the people around him and wanted to punish Jizun. But immediately someone came to admonish Liu Xiu and said, "the strict military order was originally the king's request. Today, Ji abides by the law, and the top and bottom do it right. Only when his words and deeds are consistent, can the three armed forces have prestige. " Liu Xiu feels reasonable. Later, not only did he not punish Jizun, he was also appointed general Zhenglu, Marquis of Yingyang. Ji Zun was honest, upright, cautious and devoted to his official duties. He was often rewarded by Liu Xiu, but he gave all the rewards to his subordinates. He lived a very simple life, and there was not much private property in his family. Even when he arranged for the future affairs, he still told his people not to waste money. He only needed to load his body and coffin in a bullock cart and then take them to Luoyang to be buried. Many years after Ji Zun's death, Liu Xiu, Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty, still cherishes his spirit of self-restraint. Comrade Lei Feng has always been devoted to public affairs and never cared about personal gains and losses.

Analysis of Idioms

[synonym] selfless, selfless and law-abiding