be courteous to the wise and condescending to scholars

be courteous to the wise and condescending to scholars

Humble corporal, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Qi ā ng ō ngxi à sh ì, which means to be humble and respectful to the corporal; treat the scholars with lower status humbly and respectfully. From Li Zicheng.

The origin of Idioms

Yao xueyin's Li Zicheng, Volume 2, Chapter 4: "it's said that King Li Chuang, a humble corporal, cherishes scholars very much."

Analysis of Idioms

Corporal Qiangong, corporal Qianqian

Idiom usage

It refers to modesty.