Show off one's family

Show off one's family

It is a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is y á NGM í ngxi ǎ NQ ī n, which means to make both parents show off and spread their fame. It comes from the book of filial piety.

Notes on Idioms

Yang: spread; Xian: prominent; Pro: parents.

The origin of Idioms

"The book of filial piety · the beginning of the book of filial piety" says: "to establish oneself and practice Taoism, to be famous in later generations, to show parents, the end of filial piety."

Idiom usage

Used as a predicate, attribute, or object.

Examples

After reading these books for many years, I went to study in Toyo. Of course, I have to go back to the province to be a part-time official in order to make my family famous in the future. Ba Jin's "fog" 6