1 restrain yourself and return to the rites (idiom, from Analects); to subdue self and observe proprieties
2 (any number of possible translations)
克己奉公
kè jǐ fèng gōng
1 self-restraint and devotion to public duties (idiom); selfless dedication
2 to serve the public interest wholeheartedly
吴下阿蒙
Wú xià ā Méng
1 General Lü Meng 呂蒙|吕蒙 of the southern state of Wu (idiom); model of self-improvement by diligent study (from unlettered soldier to top strategist of Wu)
奉公克己
fèng gōng kè jǐ
1 self-restraint and devotion to public duties (idiom); selfless dedication
2 to serve the public interest wholeheartedly
战无不胜,攻无不克
zhàn wú bù shèng , gōng wú bù kè
1 to triumph in every battle and win every fight (idiom); all-conquering
2 ever victorious
3 nothing they can't do
攻无不克,战无不胜
gōng wú bù kè , zhàn wú bù shèng
1 to triumph in every battle and win every fight (idiom); all-conquering
2 ever victorious
3 nothing they can't do
熏陶成性
xūn táo chéng xìng
1 (idiom) nurture makes second nature
2 good habits come by long assimilation
阿谀奉承
ē yú fèng chéng
1 flattering and fawning (idiom)
2 sweet-talking
靡不有初,鲜克有终
mǐ bù yǒu chū , xiǎn kè yǒu zhōng
1 almost everything has a start, but not many things have an end (idiom); don't start sth you can't handle
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