rush to the fore(zhēng qián kǒng hòu)

rush to the fore

As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is zh ē nqi á NK ǒ NGH ò u, which means to strive forward for fear of falling behind. From the romance of northern and southern history.

The origin of Idioms

The 55th chapter of the romance of the history of the north and the south by Cai Dongfan: "Huan is the army's direct advance, and the masses rush forward, and there is no more line."

Idiom usage

Used as a predicate or adverbial; used in dealing with affairs. As soon as they heard that jinniang was coming back, they seemed to have taken some stimulant. They all rushed to build bamboo shelves and move out the thatch stored in each family. Xu Dishan's Myrtle

Idiom story

In the late spring and Autumn period, there was a famous master in the state of Jin called Prince period. Once, Zhao Xiangzi, a senior official of Qing Dynasty, learned his driving skills from him. But after learning for a short time, he thought he was great and had to compete with Wang Ziqi. The race started. As soon as Zhao Xiangzi drove back to the plain, he whipped his horse to catch up with Wang Ziqi. At first, Zhao Xiangzi was far ahead, but the more he ran, the slower his car became. As a result, he changed his horse three times and still fell far behind the prince period. Zhao Xiangzi was not happy, so he called Prince Qi to him and said, "why don't you teach me all the skills when you teach me how to drive? Prince Qi explained: I have taught you all my skills without any guarantee, but you have some problems in using them. The most important thing in driving is to make the horse and the car coordinate, put on the shaft, move the width together, and make the horse feel comfortable. At the same time, drivers should pay special attention to the comfort of the horse kneeling, and constantly adjust, so that the horse can run fast and far. Then, Prince Qi specifically pointed out Zhao Xiangzi's problems, saying: in the race, when you run in front, you are afraid that I will catch up with you. When you fall behind, you try to catch up with me. You always pay attention to me. How can you drive? That's why you are behind. Zhao Xiangzi accepted the criticism of Prince period with an open mind, and practiced driving skills according to the instructions of Prince period, so that he became a driving expert. According to this story, houchi people lead to this idiom, which originally refers to not being distracted, but going all out.

Chinese PinYin : zhēng qián kǒng hòu