said of a loyal counsellor who gives admonition to the emperor in person
It is a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is mi à NY à NT í ngzhang à ng, which means to speak frankly and dare to remonstrate. It comes from the biography of Mei Fu in the history of Han Dynasty.
The origin of Idioms
In the Eastern Han Dynasty, Ban Gu's biography of Mei Fu in the history of Han Dynasty: "therefore, Wang Zhang, the king of Beijing Zhaoyin, is honest and upright, and dares to face the fierce competition."
Analysis of Idioms
Synonym: face to face, face to face
Idiom usage
As a predicate or attributive, it refers to the proceedings of the imperial court
said of a loyal counsellor who gives admonition to the emperor in person
be absolutely matchless in the world - dāng shì wú shuāng
A wife who has shared her husband's hard lot must never be cast aside. - zāo kāng zhī qī bù xià táng
willing to help but unable to do so - ài mò néng zhù