condescend to treat those inferior in position(zhé jié dài shì)

condescend to treat those inferior in position

As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is zh é Ji é D à sh à, which means to bend oneself to others. It comes from Shao guangzhuan, the book of Zhou.

Analysis of Idioms

Synonym: a man of Rites

The origin of Idioms

Shao guangzhuan in the book of Zhou states: "when the Duke of Jin protected the scholars and Guangdi Qi Guogong Liang, he was extravagant and overstepped the system. Guangdu led by the rules of propriety and treated the scholars in a compromise way. So the government and the opposition were called Yan."

Idiom usage

Used as a predicate, attribute, or object.

Chinese PinYin : zhé jié dài shì