idiom > do not forget one's humble origin (after he attains high office)
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Gully did not forget
  Explanation: Gully: ravine. Obsession for justice died, abandoned corpses ravine. Described as promising the idea of justice for devotion. Also be used to people forgetting the past lowly fortune the day after.
  Usage: Verb-object type; as the predicate attribute; describe the meaning of one word
  Source: Zou Meng Ke Warring States "under the Mencius Tengwen Gong": "Patriots did not forget in the gully, the Warriors did not forget to lose the element." Zhao Qi Note: "Chester Shou-yi who is also a gentleman solid poor, Guchang study did not die without a coffin Gully not hate people. "
  Examples: Try saying: "who seek independence, when the self-~." (Qing Chen Kangqi "Yan countryside trifles record")
No. 2
  To keep faith, even if the corpse abandoned ravine without hate. "Mencius Tengwen Gong under the": "Chester not forget to gully, the Warriors did not forget to mourning their dollars." Zhao Qi Note: "Chester Shou-yi were also, the poor gentleman's solid, dead without coffins did not read Guchang gully not hate too. "
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No. 3
  不忘沟壑
  【注音】………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
  bù wàng gōu hè
  【释义】………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
  有志之士不忘为正义而死,不怕弃尸山沟。沟壑:山沟。形容有为正义献身的思想准备,也比喻人富贵以后不忘
  过去贫贱的日子。
  【出处】………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
  《孟子·滕文公下》:“志士不忘在沟壑,勇士不忘丧其元。”
  【示例】………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
  尝曰:“士求自立,当自~。”(清·陈康祺《燕下乡脞录》)
  用 法:作谓语、定语;形容人守信义
  英文:not to forget the bitter past after one succeeds
  【典故】………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
  孟子游说诸侯各国,主要是为了宣扬自己的以仁政治理天下的主张,而不是为了谋求私利,因而他一般要等诸
  侯邀请他,他才会去。
  他的学生陈代对此有些想不通。孟子开导他说:“过去齐景公打猎,以用羽毛装饰的旌旗去召唤守猎场的人,守
  猎场者不上前,齐景公很恼火,准备杀掉这个守猎场的人。可是这个人毫无惧色。真是有志之士不怕弃尸沟壑,勇士
  不怕丧失脑袋。孔子曾对此人大称赞,赞颂他凡是不是自己想做的事,就不违心去做。”
  说到这里,孟子扫视陈代一眼,接下去说:“如果我不等待诸侯邀请便去,那将会是何种情况呢?”
成语词典
  成语名称 不忘沟壑 汉语拼音 bù wàng gōu hè 成语释义 沟壑:山沟。念念不忘为正义而死,弃尸山沟。形容有为正义献身的思想准备。也比喻人发迹之后不忘过去贫贱的日子。 成语出处 《孟子·万章下》:“志士不忘在沟壑,勇士不忘丧其元。” 使用例句 尝曰:“士求自立,当自不忘沟壑。”
  ★清·陈康祺《燕下乡脞录》
English Expression
  1. n.:  do not forget one's humble origin (after he attains high office)