前庭悬鱼 — “To refuse bribes and maintain integrity”
前庭悬鱼 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to refuse bribes and maintain integrity”. To set an example of incorruptibility by rejecting gifts. Literally, “Fish hanging in the front courtyard”.
前庭悬鱼 Pronunciation and Pinyin
前庭悬鱼 Character Breakdown
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Origin and Story of 前庭悬鱼
During the Eastern Han Dynasty, Emperor Ling of Han appointed Yang Xu as the Grand Administrator of Nanyang. Yang Xu traveled with only one attendant and took office after conducting an unannounced visit. He was determined to set an example of incorruptibility.
When Jiao Jian, the Prefect of the Commandery, sent him a fresh carp, which he was known to enjoy, Yang Xu couldn't outright refuse it. So, he instructed his servant to hang the fish outside in his courtyard to dry. From then on, no one dared to send him any more gifts.
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Synonyms of 前庭悬鱼
More idioms starting with 前
- qián前bù不bā巴cūn村，，hòu后bù不bā巴diàn店nowhere to go for help
- qián前bù不bā巴cūn村，，hòu后bù不zháo着diàn店stranded in the middle of nowhere
- qián前bù不zháo着cūn村，，hòu后bù不zháo着diàn店stranded without support
- qián前bù不jiàn见gǔ古rén人，，hòu后bù不jiàn见lái来zhě者unprecedented and peerless, profoundly alone
- qián前shì事bù不wàng忘，，hòu后shì事zhī之shī师Learn from the past to guide the future
- qián前rén人shī失jiǎo脚，，hòu后rén人bǎ把huá滑learn from others' mistakes
- qián前rén人zāi栽shù树，，hòu后rén人chéng乘liáng凉Later generations benefit from earlier efforts
- qián前rén人zhǒng种dé德hòu后rén人shōu收Later generations benefit from ancestors' virtues
- qián前rén人zhòng种shù树，，hòu后rén人chéng乘liáng凉Later generations benefit from previous efforts
- qián前pū仆hòu后jì继fall and follow in a continuous effort
- qián前pū仆hòu后qǐ起one falls, another rises
- qián前pú仆hòu后bó踣fall one after another
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Open the tool →Questions about 前庭悬鱼
What does 前庭悬鱼 mean?
前庭悬鱼 (qián tíng xuán yú) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to refuse bribes and maintain integrity”.
How do you pronounce 前庭悬鱼?
前庭悬鱼 is pronounced qián tíng xuán yú in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 前庭悬鱼 literally mean?
Literally, 前庭悬鱼 means “Fish hanging in the front courtyard”. It is used to mean “to refuse bribes and maintain integrity”.
Where does 前庭悬鱼 come from?
前庭悬鱼 comes from a classical Chinese story dating back to ancient China. The full story is on this page.
What is the Chinese definition of 前庭悬鱼?
比喻不吃请，不受贿。