Be greedy and foolish

Be greedy and foolish

The pronunciation is sh ǐ t ā NSH ǐ y ú, a Chinese idiom, which means to use people's shortcomings to serve oneself. It also describes the use of people's different characteristics in order to give play to his strengths. It comes from the biography of Hou Junji in the new book of Tang Dynasty.

explain

To use; to be insatiable; to be stupid. to serve oneself in the short time of employing people. Also describes the use of people's different characteristics to play to his strengths.

source

Hou Junji biography of the new book of the Tang Dynasty: "the military law says:" use wisdom to use courage, use greed to use foolishness, so the wise are happy to make their contributions, the brave are good at their ambition, the greedy are invited to pursue their interests, and the foolish are not concerned about their death. " It is the former holy emissary who will accept the strong points and abandon the short ones. "

usage

As a predicate or object; used of people. derogatory sense.

Discrimination of words

Use wisdom and courage