give up one 's life in a critical situation

give up one 's life in a critical situation

In Chinese, Pinyin is l í NW ē ISH ò um ì ng, which means to give up one's life in a crisis. It comes from the Analects of Confucius.

The origin of Idioms

In the Analects of Confucius, Xianwen said, "when you see the benefit, you think of the meaning, when you see the danger, you give orders."

Idiom usage

Serial verb; predicate; commendatory. example when they are in danger, they must be open-minded and carefree. The revolutionary spirit of the martyrs in Ouyang Shan's Three Alleys is worth learning.

Idiom story

In the spring and Autumn period, the state power of Lu was controlled by the three families of Jisun, mengsun and shusun, and Duke Ding of Lu became a puppet. He heard that Confucius started to lecture, advocated "the principles of monarch and Minister", and summoned Confucius overnight. When Confucius saw that he was in danger, he analyzed Lu's internal and external troubles, suggested that he should contact Qi outside, revitalize the monarchy inside, and formulate a series of measures.