people follow the example of their superiors

people follow the example of their superiors

Superior and inferior means that the people of the upper generation learn how to do what the people of the lower generation do.

Idiom explanation

Line: do; follow: imitate. the people below learn how to do what the people above do. < I > (Note: it is a neutral word, which has been changed as a derogatory word in the seventh edition of dictionary. ）

Idioms and allusions

source

Ban Gu's Bai Hu Tong San Jiao in the Eastern Han Dynasty: "the teacher is effective, the superior is effective, and the inferior is effective." According to the biography of Jia Zeng in the old book of the Tang Dynasty, it is said that "the superior and the inferior; the immorality and vulgarity will become; the country will be defeated and the people will be disordered; this is the starting point."

allusion

1. In the spring and Autumn period, since the death of Yan Ying, the Prime Minister of Qi, no one accused him of his fault, so he felt very depressed. one day, Qi Jinggong held a banquet for civil and military officials. After the banquet was over, they went to the square to shoot arrows for fun. Every time Qi Jinggong shot an arrow, even if he didn't hit the center of the arrow magpie, all the civil and military officials cheered loudly: "good! How wonderful "It's a magic arrow. It's unparalleled in the world." Afterwards, Duke Qi Jing told his minister Xian Zhang about it. Xian Zhang said to Jing Gong, "you can't blame all the officials for this. The ancients said," go up and then go down. " What the king likes to eat, the ministers like to eat; what the king likes to wear, the ministers like to wear; the king likes to be flattered, so naturally, the ministers often flatter the king. " After hearing Xian Zhang's words, Duke Jing thought that Xian Zhang's words were very reasonable, so he sent his servants to reward Xian Zhang with many precious things. Xianzhang looked at it, shook his head and said, "those who flatter the king just want more rewards. If I accept these rewards, I will become a mean person too!" He said he would not accept these precious things. later generations will use "superior and inferior" to describe how the people above like to do, and the people below follow suit. Isn't there many such people and things in our real society? For example, the leader of a company often goes out to eat, drink and play, neglecting business, and his subordinates do not follow suit. This is a kind of understanding of "doing better than doing better". 2. In the past, a bad habit of ostentation and extravagance prevailed in the state of Jin. Duke Wen of Jin took the lead in correcting it with a simple and frugal style. He never wore expensive silk fabrics in clothes, and never ate more than two kinds of meat in meals. Soon after, the people of Jin put on coarse cloth and ate brown rice. (3) Han Feizi's theory of waichu (upper left): "Duke Huan of Qi likes to wear purple, and a country does its best to wear purple. When it's time, the five elements can't have one purple." "Zou Jun likes to wear long tassels, and both sides wear long tassels. Tassels are very expensive." This is a metaphor for the superior and the inferior. Duke Huan of Qi liked to wear purple clothes, so all the people in the capital of Qi wore purple clothes. Zou Guojun loved to wear a long hat belt, so did the common people. Finally, it shows that people's aesthetic orientation towards idols or authority figures is very similar. With vivid examples, this paper illustrates the truth of "if there is something good in the top, there must be something bad in the bottom", and warns people that as leaders or public figures with social influence, their words and deeds must be cautious, and social influence must be fully considered, otherwise serious consequences will be caused.

Idiom usage

Antonym is a kind of common word, which is mainly used to judge whether it is commendatory or derogatory according to the degree and result of a sentence and a thing. 1. Song Fan Zhongyan's "Ode to benevolence by Yao and Shun leading the world" says: "all roads lead to the same goal, and all roads lead to the same goal. All roads lead to the same goal. All roads lead to the same goal, and all roads lead to the same goal. All roads lead to the same goal 2. As a leader, we must be strict with ourselves. Otherwise, the party's style will be damaged and the consequences will be unimaginable. 3. If leaders take the lead in abiding by the law, they will have a positive effect