ask for advice

ask for advice

The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y í Z ū NJI ù Ji à o, which means to take a drink in front of each other with a glass in hand, in order to ask for advice; it means to take the initiative to ask for advice. It's from flowers in the mirror.

Notes on Idioms

Bottle: ancient wine container; on: close.

The origin of Idioms

The 24th chapter of Li Ruzhen's Jing Hua Yuan in Qing Dynasty: "Duo Jiu is just:" well, let's move the bottle to teach. '”

Idiom usage

To ask for advice on one's own initiative.

Examples

Because of thinking about dinner, my aunt and mother-in-law moved to school and congratulated my parents. The 37th chapter of biography of children heroes by Wen Kang of Qing Dynasty