give up one 's own views and follow others

give up one 's own views and follow others

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is sh ě J ǐ C ó NgR é n, which means to give up one's own opinions and obey the opinions of others. From the book dayumo.

The origin of Idioms

In the book dayumo, it is said that "we should be responsible to the public and sacrifice ourselves to follow others." "Mencius Gongsun Chou Shang" said: "great Shun had great Yan, good with others, sacrifice oneself to others, happy to take from others, think good."

Analysis of Idioms

To give up oneself for others

Idiom usage

It refers to the overall situation

Examples

Instead of accepting for your son, I give up my heart and teach you how to be at ease. The 15th chapter of Jing Hua Yuan by Li Ruzhen in Qing Dynasty

Idiom story

Shun, one of the holy kings in ancient China, was very open-minded to listen to other people's opinions. Mencius thought that Shun was greater than Yu. He could be kind to others, sacrifice himself and be kind to others. He used to farm in Lishan, burn kilns in riverside and catch fish in Leize. He had been a farmer, a potter and a fisherman. He humbly absorbed other people's advantages to improve himself