prose in the classical literary style > (literally) doorkeepers and night-watchmen--humblest government
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Baoguanjituo
  Explanation: Watchman: Wood bang; hold off: keep off; hit Watchman: Dageng watchman. Watchman keep people off. Analogy humble jobs.
  Usage: Joint type; as object; that people Dageng
  Source: Qin Xun "Xunzi honor": "Therefore, rather than the world thinks, or more than Paul, or the prison doors Royal Tour, holding off strike Watchman, not that few."
  Examples: Speech would be desirable to respect humble door, door speech rich and poor, and if ~ may have. (Tang and Han Yu "competition on the Hill")
Gatekeepers of Xiaoli the clock
  Gatekeepers of Xiaoli the clock. "Honor and Shame": "it or not Lu thinks the world over, or the prison doors Royal Tour, holds off strike watchman's rattle, but not that few." Yang Jing Note: The "hold off, the door pawn, attacking Tuo, hit tree So, who the police the night. "" meaning forest, "Juan Liu cited Jin Gu Yi" meaning mind ":" Country Road and dead without large spaces, shameful too; hold off state-owned channel, has hit Tuo, also a disgrace. "Song Wang "Xie Kai power": "cap hold off strike Hierarchical heard, so be it as a poor persons." Qing xi "Ming Yi Dai Fang Lu Clerks": "Officials of the world, both for rogue child by far, and authority structure Also minor official of the origin, scholars head for the different way, the shame and the company of ... ... non-such as Confucius and Mencius, the Committee of Officials Norita, hold off the attack Hierarchical Scholars are also. "
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No. 3
  词 目 抱关击柝
  发 音 bào guān jī tuò
  释 义 柝:抱:坚持不放。柝:木梆。抱关:守关。击柝:打更巡夜。守关巡夜的人。比喻职位卑下。
  出 处 《孟子·万章下》:“为贫者,辞尊居卑,辞富居贫。辞尊居卑,辞富居贫,恶乎宜乎?抱关击柝。”
  示 例 宜乎辞尊而居卑,辞富而居贫,若~者可也。(唐·韩愈《争臣论》)
  补充出处:
  《荀子.荣辱》:“或监门御旅,抱关击柝,而不自以为寡。”
成语词典
  成语名称 抱关击柝 汉语拼音 bào guān jī tuò 成语释义 柝:木梆;抱关:守关;击柝:打更巡夜。守关巡夜的人。比喻职位卑下。 成语出处 《孟子·万章下》:“为贫者,辞尊居卑,辞富居贫。辞尊居卑,辞富居贫,恶乎宜乎?抱关击柝。” 使用例句 宜乎辞尊而居卑,辞富而居贫,若抱关击柝者可也。
  ★唐·韩愈《争臣论》
English Expression
  1. n.:  (literally) doorkeepers and night-watchmen--humblest government,  employees
Containing Phrases
(literally) doorkeepers and night-watchmen--humblest government person