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毛遂自荐

MáoSuìzìjiàn

Traditional: 毛遂自薦

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)

Noun

Character Breakdown

毛
máo
hair, fur, feathers; coarse
HSK 4
遂
suì
to fail; to follow, to comply with
自
zì
self; private, personal; from
HSK 3
荐
jiàn
to recommend; to recur, to repeat
HSK 5

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