Mao Sui recommends himself (idiom); to offer one's services (in the style of Mao Sui offering his services to king of Chu 楚 of the Warring states)
trad. 毛遂自薦
Also written 毛遂自薦【Máo Suì zì jiàn】
Characters in this word
4毛
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surname Mao
- Pinyin
- Máo
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 2649 of 2500
遂
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used in 半身不遂[ban4 shen1 bu4 sui2], Taiwan pr. [sui4]
- Pinyin
- suí
- Strokes
- 12
- Frequency
- 46398 of 2500
自
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(bound form) self; oneself, from; since, naturally; as a matter of course
- Pinyin
- zì
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 1586 of 2500
荐
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to recommend, to offer sacrifice (arch.), grass, straw mat
- Pinyin
- jiàn
- Traditional
- 薦
- Strokes
- 9
- Frequency
- 22069 of 2500