- 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)
Characters
- 毛 (毛): surname Mao
- 遂 (遂): used in 半身不遂[ban4 shen1 bu4 sui2]; Taiwan pr. [sui4]
- 自 (自): (bound form) self; oneself; from; since; naturally; as a matter of course
- 荐 (薦): to recommend; to offer sacrifice (arch.); grass; straw mat
Resources
- Wiktionary: 毛遂自荐
- MDBG: 毛遂自荐
- Examples with 毛遂自荐 on Tatoeba
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