当仁不让
dāng​rén​bù​ràng

to take initiative

  • created reference approved 当仁不让/當仁不讓 → 义不容辞/義不容辭 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    当仁不让 / 當仁不讓 dāng​rén​bù​ràng

    义不容辞 / 義不容辭 yì​bù​róng​cí

    synonym

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  • created sense approved 当仁不让/當仁不讓 · dāng​rén​bù​ràng · to take initiative — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    当仁不让 / 當仁不讓

    dāng​rén​bù​ràng

    to take initiative

    To take the initiative and not pass on one's responsibilities to others when faced with a task that should be done; to not leave to others what one ought to do oneself. Originally meaning that one should not even defer to their teacher when it comes to matters of justice or righteousness.

    dāng​rén​bú​ràng

    当 (literal) → 当/當 · dāng · facing 仁 (literal) → 仁 · rén · benevolent; humane 不让 (literal) → 不让/不讓 · bù​ràng · to not yield

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