strip off one 's upper garment and make an apology(ròu tǎn qiān yáng)

strip off one 's upper garment and make an apology

As a Chinese idiom, the Pinyin is R ò ut ǎ nqi ā NY á ng, which means the ancient surrender ceremony. It comes from the twelfth year of Xuangong in Zuozhuan.

Idiom explanation

Lead the sheep: lead the sheep to reward the army.

The origin of Idioms

In the twelfth year of Xuangong in Zuozhuan, Zheng Bo said, "if you are alone, you can't serve the king. If you make the king angry and open up your city, you will be guilty of loneliness."

Idiom usage

It means surrender.

Examples

When he reached Kui Road, Zheng Xianggong took the lead to meet Chu's master. The 53rd chapter of Eastern Zhou Dynasty annals by Feng Menglong in Ming Dynasty

Idiom story

In 597 BC, the king of Chu Zhuang led an army to attack the state of Zheng and occupied the capital of the state of Zheng. Zheng Xianggong knelt down to the king of Chu with his bare arms and sheep, and promised that the land of the state of Zheng could be assigned to the state of Chu. The people of Zheng were slaves of the people of Chu and only begged for a piece of barren land for the rest of their lives. When King Zhuang of Chu saw Zheng Xianggong's sincere repentance, he agreed to his request for peace.

Chinese PinYin : ròu tǎn qiān yáng