concern about the country rather than the family

concern about the country rather than the family

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y à ugu ó w à ngji à, which means to worry about the affairs of the state without thinking about one's own family. It comes from the biography of laishe in the book of the later Han Dynasty. "In the future, Zhonglang will attack and fight for years in she, pacify Qiang and long, worry about his country and forget his family, and show his loyalty and filial piety."

The origin of Idioms

According to the biography of laishe in the book of later Han Dynasty, "Zhonglang will attack and fight in Shehe for many years, pacify Qiang and long, worry about his country and forget his family, and show his loyalty and filial piety."

Idiom usage

It refers to one heart for the country

Examples

Han Yu of Tang Dynasty wrote in his treatise on Confucius and his official career that "he is worried about his country and forgets his family, and his intention is far-reaching. The so-called senior and virtuous people in the dynasty are the old and the adult."

Analysis of Idioms

To worry about one's country and forget one's privacy