the more honourable , the more humble

the more honourable , the more humble

The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is s ā nm ì ng é RF ǔ, which means that the old refers to the gradual rise of the official position and the more modest attitude. From Zuo Zhuan, the seventh year of Zhaogong.

The origin of Idioms

In the seventh year of Zhaogong in Zuozhuan: "one life is bent, another life is bent, and three lives are bent."

Idiom explanation

The old refers to the gradual rise of official positions and the more modest attitude.

Idiom usage

Used as a predicate; used in writing