what those above do , those below will imitate(zōu yīng qí zǐ)

what those above do , those below will imitate

Zou yingqizi, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Z ō uy ī ngq í Z ǐ, which means to compare the superior with the inferior. It comes from Han Feizi, the top left of waichu.

Analysis of Idioms

The superior and the inferior

The origin of Idioms

"Han Feizi Wai Chu Shuo Zuo Shang:" Duke Huan of Qi likes to wear purple, and a country will wear purple as much as possible. When it's time, five elements can't have one purple. Duke Huan suffers from it Guan Zhong said, "why don't you try not to wear purple? You said," I hate the smell of purple. " Therefore, if you are suitable for purple clothes, the Duke will say, "Shao que, I hate purple and stink." The duke said, "No." So it's Mo Yi Zi, a Japanese doctor. It's Mo Yi Zi in the country of tomorrow. It's Mo Yi Zi in the territory of three days. " "Zou Jun likes to wear long tassels, and both the left and the right wear long tassels. Tassels are very expensive. When Zou Jun asked about them, he said," you like to wear long tassels, and the people also wear them, so they are expensive. " Since you first broke off your tassels, all the people in the Middle Kingdom didn't accept their tassels. " Later, Zou yingqizi was regarded as the classic of the superior and the inferior.

Idiom usage

Subject predicate; as object and attribute; with derogatory meaning. Example: in the biography of the scholars in the southern history, it is said that "if the best is the best, there must be something worse." Zou Yingqi purple, and to move the custom

Idioms and allusions

In the spring and Autumn period, Duke Huan of Qi liked to wear purple clothes, so people all over the country wore purple clothes. At that time, five plain clothes could not be changed into one purple one. Some people suggested that Duke Huan of Qi should wear clothes of other colors. Duke Huan of Qi said that he hated purple, so the doctors would not wear purple the next day, and the whole country would not wear purple in a few days.

Chinese PinYin : zōu yīng qí zǐ