be modest enough to take counsel with anyone

be modest enough to take counsel with anyone

As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is n à Ji à NR ú Li ú, which means accepting advice is as natural as flowing water. I'm very willing to listen to other people's opinions. It comes from the third fold of chasing Hanxin.

Analysis of Idioms

Antonym: refuse to remonstrate

The origin of Idioms

The third part of Yuan Jin Renjie's pursuit of Hanxin: "magnanimous, accept remonstrance like flow, for the sake of the clan and strike the flesh."

Idiom usage

Subject predicate type; as predicate; with commendatory meaning; refers to listen to advice with an open mind.

Examples

Xuande Gong accepted the advice and respected the virtuous. The fourth part of "Pang PI Si Jun" by Wu Mingshi in Ming Dynasty