hold sb . 's whip and follow his stirrup

hold sb . 's whip and follow his stirrup

As a Chinese idiom, the Pinyin is zh í Bi ā NSU í D è ng, which means that people are willing to follow because of respect. From the romance of the Three Kingdoms.

Analysis of Idioms

Synonyms: holding the whip and falling the stirrup, riding in front of and behind the horse

The origin of Idioms

The 28th chapter of romance of the Three Kingdoms written by Luo Guanzhong of Ming Dynasty: "may the general not abandon, accept as a pawn, sooner or later hold the whip and follow the stirrup, and die willingly."

Idiom usage

The 25th chapter of the complete biography of Shuoyue written by Qian Cai in Qing Dynasty: "if you look at my grandfather's collection, I'd like to follow you."