请将不如激将
qǐng​jiàng​bù​rú​jī​jiàng

to challenge rather than ask

  • created sense approved 请将不如激将/請將不如激將 · qǐng​jiàng​bù​rú​jī​jiàng · to challenge rather than ask — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    请将不如激将 / 請將不如激將

    qǐng​jiàng​bù​rú​jī​jiàng

    to challenge rather than ask

    inciting people to action by challenging or provoking them is more effective than simply asking or ordering them to do something

    请 (literal) → 请/請 · qǐng · to ask 将 (literal) → 将/將 · jiàng · general 不如 (literal) → 不如 · bù​rú · not as good as 激将 (literal) → 激将/激將 · jī​jiàng · to prod

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense