make oneself an example

make oneself an example

Set an example, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y ǐ sh ē nzu ò Z é, which means to set an example by your own behavior. From Ba Jin's home.

The origin of Idioms

Ba Jin's "home" 25: "in this period, regardless of all obstacles, it is Xu Qianru who sets an example to be a pioneer."

Idiom usage

It is formal, predicate, object and commendatory

Idiom story

King Wei of Chu asked Mo Ao Zihua: "from the ancient King Wen of Chu up to now, are there any people who are worried about their country for the sake of becoming a marquis and increasing their salary?" Mo aozihua listed to him all kinds of people who worried about the country in history. After hearing this, King Wei of Chu sighed and said, "these are ancient people. Now, how can we get such a person? " Mo aozihua replied: "in the past, the former king of Chu Ling liked people with thin waists. The taxi people of Chu Kingdom ate less food and were very weak. They could only stand up by relying on things and get up by supporting things. To eat is a normal desire, but not to eat; death is abhorrent to people, but also to die without avoiding. I heard that the monarch loved archery, and his ministers learned archery. The king is just not good at being virtuous. If the king is really good at being virtuous, these five kinds of ministers can be recruited. "