be in the van of one 's officers and men
In Chinese, Pinyin is g ō ngxi ā NSH ì Z ú, which means to take the lead. It is now used to refer to leaders taking the lead and walking in front of the masses. It comes from Tang zhangshuo's "for Wu Yizong, the prince of Hanoi, to Ping Jizhou thief Qidan and other Loubu.".
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Tang Zhang said: "for Wu Yizong, the prince of Hanoi, pingjizhou thief Qidan and other Lubu," he swore that he would take the lead to attack the enemy and commit the crime of the ghost. "
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Take the lead
Chinese PinYin : gōng xiān shì zú
be in the van of one 's officers and men
one need not look far for a lesson. yīn jiàn bù yuǎn
stately manner of the han official. hàn guān wēi yí
neither show arrogance nor sing one 's own praises. bù jīn bù fá
The spectator is the judge, the player is the fan. bàng guān zhě shěn,dāng jú zhě mí