代为说项 — “To intercede for someone”
代为说项 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to intercede for someone”. To speak on someone's behalf; to put in a good word for someone. Literally, “Speak on behalf of (someone)”.
代为说项 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- 代dài
- 为wéi
- 说shuō
- 项xiàng
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Origin and Story of 代为说项
During the Tang Dynasty, there was a young man from Jiangdong named Xiang Si, courtesy name Ziqian. When he first took the imperial examinations, he was not well-known.
Someone took his writings to show a famous scholar, Yang Jingzhi. Yang Jingzhi was greatly impressed by Xiang Si's talent and character. He composed a poem for Xiang Si, which included lines like, “I have seen his poems many times, and they are all good; but observing his character, it surpasses his poems. I have never known how to hide others' virtues, so everywhere I meet people, I speak of Xiang Si.”
Because of Yang Jingzhi's enthusiastic endorsement and widespread praise for Xiang Si, he soon gained recognition and was successfully admitted by the imperial court in Chang'an.
The idiom '代为说项' (dài wéi shuō xiàng) originates from Yang Jingzhi's act of speaking highly of Xiang Si to others, helping him achieve success.
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Questions about 代为说项
- What does 代为说项 mean?
- 代为说项 (dài wéi shuō xiàng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to intercede for someone”.
- How do you pronounce 代为说项?
- 代为说项 is pronounced dài wéi shuō xiàng in Mandarin Chinese.
- What does 代为说项 literally mean?
- Literally, 代为说项 means “Speak on behalf of (someone)”. It is used to mean “to intercede for someone”.
- Where does 代为说项 come from?
- 代为说项 comes from a classical Chinese story dating back to ancient China. The full story is on this page.
- What is the Chinese definition of 代为说项?
- 替别人说好话。