follow in the steps of one 's ancestors

follow in the steps of one 's ancestors

Sheng qizuwu, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is sh é ngq í Z ǔ w ǔ, which means to follow the footsteps of our ancestors and to inherit our ancestors. From the book of songs, Da Ya, Xia Wu.

Idiom explanation

Rope: continue; Wu: footprint.

The origin of Idioms

"The book of songs · Daya · xiawu": "Zhaozi comes to Xu, shengqizuwu."

Idiom usage

It is a metaphor for inheriting the cause of ancestors. To defend the ancients is to defend oneself. What's more, we are China's warlords. Don't we dare to "take advantage of our ancestors"? Lu Xun's Hua Gai Ji suddenly thought of