created reference approved 请自隗始/請自隗始 → 请从隗始/請從隗始 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
请自隗始 / 請自隗始 qǐngzìwěishǐ
请从隗始 / 請從隗始 qǐngcóngwěishǐ
same_as
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created reference approved 请自隗始/請自隗始 → 郭隗 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
请自隗始 / 請自隗始 qǐngzìwěishǐ
郭隗 guōwěi
see
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created sense approved 请自隗始/請自隗始 · qǐngzìwěishǐ · to volunteer to lead — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
请自隗始 / 請自隗始
qǐngzìwěishǐ
to volunteer to lead
To volunteer to lead or take the first step; to recommend oneself for a task to encourage others to follow. Originates from the Warring States period when the scholar [[郭隗|郭隗|guo1 wei3]] asked King Zhao of Yan to start by employing him as a way to attract other talented people.
qǐngzìkuíshǐ
请 (literal) → 请/請 · qǐng · to ask 自 (literal) → 自 · zì · from 隗 (literal) → 隗 · kuí · Kui 始 (literal) → 始 · shǐ · to begin
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