being in a humble position , one 's word spoken will not carry much weight(shēn qīng yán wēi)

being in a humble position , one 's word spoken will not carry much weight

As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is sh ē NQ ī ngy á NW ē I, which means that the words of the low ranking people are not valued. It comes from the biography of Meng Chang in the book of the later Han Dynasty.

Analysis of Idioms

[near synonym] a man's words are light, while [antonym] a man's words are golden

Idiom usage

It is used as predicate, object and attributive. Please listen to our humble advice.

The origin of Idioms

According to the biography of Meng Chang in the book of the later Han Dynasty, Yang Qiao of the same county in the book of Shang wrote a letter to recommend Meng Chang, saying: "I have seven statements before and after the minister, so Meng Chang, the supreme governor of Hepu, was very modest and did not receive any investigation. It's nothing but heartbreaking. "

Idioms and allusions

During the Eastern Han Dynasty, Cao mengchang, a Shangyu household in Kuaiji, Zhejiang Province, found a case of injustice and reported it to the new Taishou. The Taishou vindicated it, which greatly increased Meng's reputation. Later, Meng Chang became the prefect of Hepu. Yang Qiao, the Secretary of state, discovered that he was a talented person and recommended him to the emperor seven times. Emperor Huan of the Han Dynasty didn't pay attention to him because he was modest. Mencius resigned and retired.

Chinese PinYin : shēn qīng yán wēi