one has reached the highest rank open to a subject
It is a Chinese idiom, w è ij í R é NCH é n in pinyin, which means the highest ranking minister in the monarchy. It comes from the annals of the Three Kingdoms, Wu Shu and Sun Lin Zhuan.
The origin of Idioms
In the annals of the Three Kingdoms, the book of Wu, the biography of Sun Lin, it is said that "due to the fate of the heart, he is a supreme minister."
Idiom usage
As an important official, his position is very high. Example Zhuge Liang's reply to Li Yan Shu in the Three Kingdoms States States: "I was originally a corporal of the East, but I was wrongly used as a former Emperor, a supreme minister, and I was granted ten billion yuan." Although he is an extremely important official, he is a dead man. Volume 60 of seven signatures of Cloud Collection by Zhang Junfang in Song Dynasty
Analysis of Idioms
Synonym: the best
one has reached the highest rank open to a subject
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be not disturbed with a woman in one 's lap - zuò huái bù luàn