Stand on one's own feet(lì shēn xíng jǐ)

Stand on one's own feet

As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is l ì sh ē nx í NGJ ǐ, which means to be self reliant and behave in a proper way. It comes from the biography of Wang Chang.

The origin of Idioms

According to the biography of Wang Chang in the annals of the Three Kingdoms, Wei Zhi, "in order to make you and Cao stand on your own feet, follow the teachings of the Confucians and follow the words of the Taoists, you should take xuanmo Chongxu as the name, and make you and Cao dare not violate the meaning of the name." The tenth chapter of the biography of Haodan: "as a gentleman, he has his own moral integrity."

Idiom usage

Used as a predicate; used in writing. example it's my duty to stand on one's own feet and benefit others. Even if I'm exhausted all my life, I will never change my Yi Jie. Li pan and Li Zhonglin in Qing Dynasty and the biography of Liu Qiu in Beishi (volume 64): it's not against the straight road to ascend the imperial court as far as it's known for its generosity and elegance. "Old book of the Tang Dynasty. Volume 62. Biography of Huangfu Wu Yi": I know that the public is acting on their own. The tenth chapter of the biography of Hao Lu: "as a gentleman, he has his own great righteousness." "draft of the history of the Qing Dynasty. Vol.294. Biography of Li Wei": if the husband can't manage such details, how can he enter the moral education?

Chinese PinYin : lì shēn xíng jǐ