- 毛遂自荐
- máosuìzìjiànoffer one's services as Mao Sui (of the Warring States Period) did—volunteer one's services* * *volunteer one's services* * *volunteer one's services* * *Mao2 Sui4 zi4 jian4Mao 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)* * *毛遂自荐máo suì zì jiàn(比喻自己推荐自己) offer (volunteer) one's own services; offer services as Mao Sui did; offer oneself for a position; recommend oneself; self-recommendation for a post or task:你能向经理毛遂自荐吗? Can you recommend yourself to the manager?* * *毛遂自薦|毛遂自荐 [Máo Suì zì jiàn] ► 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)
Chinese-English dictionary. Academic. 2013.