辞尊居卑 — “To decline an honorable position and willingly occupy a humble one”
辞尊居卑 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to decline an honorable position and willingly occupy a humble one”. To refuse an exalted rank and choose humility. Literally, “Decline honorable, reside humble”.
辞尊居卑 Pronunciation and Pinyin
辞尊居卑 Character Breakdown
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- cí辞bù不yì意dǎi逮words fail to convey the intended message
- cí辞bù不huò获mìng命decline but permission not granted
- cí辞bù不dá达yì义words fail to convey meaning
- cí辞bù不dá达yì意words fail to express the meaning
- cí辞yán严yì义zhèng正speak sternly with sound arguments
- cí辞yán严yì意zhèng正stern words, righteous meaning
- cí辞yán严qì气zhèng正stern words, righteous spirit
- cí辞yán严yì谊zhèng正stern words, just reasoning
- cí辞fēng丰yì意xióng雄rich in diction and grand in spirit
- cí辞yù喻héng横shēng生full of vivid and eloquent expressions
- cí辞duō多shòu受shǎo少Decline much, accept little
- cí辞fù富jū居pín贫decline wealth, dwell in poverty
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What does 辞尊居卑 mean?
辞尊居卑 (cí zūn jū bēi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to decline an honorable position and willingly occupy a humble one”.
How do you pronounce 辞尊居卑?
辞尊居卑 is pronounced cí zūn jū bēi in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 辞尊居卑 literally mean?
Literally, 辞尊居卑 means “Decline honorable, reside humble”. It is used to mean “to decline an honorable position and willingly occupy a humble one”.
What is the Chinese definition of 辞尊居卑?
辞：推却。不受尊位，甘居卑下。