Cut down on the achievements and reserve the ability

Cut down on the achievements and reserve the ability

It is a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is f á g ō NGJ ī NN é ng, which means to brag about one's merits and talents. It describes being arrogant and arrogant, and being proud of one's talents. It comes from the preface of Taishigong in Shiji.

Idiom explanation

Cut, Jin: boast.

The origin of Idioms

According to the preface of Taishigong in Shiji, the officials who follow the law and follow the principle do not have the ability to perform well, and the common people have no reputation or behavior

Idiom usage

To boast of oneself. Examples: "the king of Qi was not able to seize the power, dethroned the virtuous, trusted and flattered." Later volume of Pinghua in the spring and Autumn period of the Seven Kingdoms