serve as a local governor

serve as a local governor

As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is w é im í NF ù m ǔ, which means to be the local chief executive, also refers to the monarch. It comes from Mencius, the first king of Liang Hui.

The origin of Idioms

"Mencius · Liang Hui Wang Shang:" for the parents of the people, administration is not free from the rate of animals and cannibalism, evil in their parents also? "

Idiom usage

As a predicate or attribute; used of an official

Examples

For the sake of the people's parents, is it better? Lu Zhi, Tang Dynasty