do things before one is told(xiān yì chéng yán)
do things before one is told
Xianyi Chengyan, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Xi ā NY ì ch é ngy á n, which means that a filial son can do what his parents want without waiting for his parents to speak. The latter refers to flattery and flattery. It comes from Yan's family precepts mianxue.
Analysis of Idioms
Synonyms: preconceived intention, preconceived meaning, preconceived intention
The origin of Idioms
In Yan Zhitui's family precepts mianxue in the Northern Qi Dynasty, it is said that "those who don't know how to support their parents want to see the forethought of the ancients, and be happy and dispirited."
Idiom usage
It means flattering the superior.
Chinese PinYin : xiān yì chéng yán
do things before one is told
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