自告奋勇 — “To volunteer for a task”
自告奋勇 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to volunteer for a task”. To offer one's services enthusiastically or bravely.
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自告奋勇 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- 自zì
- 告gào
- 奋fèn
- 勇yǒng
自告奋勇 Character Breakdown
Example Sentence with 自告奋勇
当得知团队需要有人加班完成紧急项目时，小李自告奋勇留了下来。
When the team learned that someone was needed to work overtime to complete an urgent project, Xiao Li volunteered to stay.
Origin and Story of 自告奋勇
During their journey to the West for scriptures, Tang Monk and his disciples arrived at the Kingdom of Women, which caused a stir among the queen and her subjects.
To obtain the necessary travel documents, they stayed at an imperial inn. The queen sent female officials to invite them, expressing her desire to marry Tang Monk.
Pigsy, unable to resist the temptation, bravely offered himself to stay and marry the queen. However, Tang Monk intervened and stopped him.
Using their wits, they managed to trick the queen, obtain their travel papers, and successfully depart from the Kingdom of Women.
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Antonyms of 自告奋勇
More idioms starting with 自
- zì自shàng上ér而xià下From top to bottom
- zì自xià下ér而shàng上from the bottom up
- zì自bù不dài待yán言goes without saying
- zì自bù不liàng量lì力overestimate one's own abilities
- zì自yè业zì自dé得reap what one has sown
- zì自chǎn产zì自xiāo销produce and sell one's own products
- zì自jīn今yǐ以wǎng往From now on
- zì自jīn今yǐ已hòu后From now on
- zì自jīn今yǐ已wǎng往from now on
- zì自jīn今ér而hòu后from now on
- zì自yǐ以wéi为dé得jì计to fancy one's own clever scheme
- zì自yǐ以wéi为shì是self-righteous and opinionated
Questions about 自告奋勇
- What does 自告奋勇 mean?
- 自告奋勇 (zì gào fèn yǒng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to volunteer for a task”.
- How do you pronounce 自告奋勇?
- 自告奋勇 is pronounced zì gào fèn yǒng in Mandarin Chinese.
- Where does 自告奋勇 come from?
- 自告奋勇 comes from a classical Chinese story dating back to the modern era. The full story is on this page.
- What is the Chinese definition of 自告奋勇?
- 告：称说，表示。主动要求担任某项艰巨的任务。