[Idiom]: selfless

Pinyin: dà gōng wú sī

[Explanation]: It means that things are done fairly and without selfishness. Nowadays, it mostly refers to starting from the collective interest and having no individual intentions.

【Idiom Story】:

In the Spring and Autumn Period, Jin Pinggong once asked Qi Huangyang and said: "Nanyang County lacks a county magistrate, you see, who should be sent to be more appropriate?" Qi Huangyang replied without hesitation: "It is most appropriate to call Xie Hu to go." He'll be up to the task! Pinggong asked him again in surprise: "Isn't Xie Hu your enemy?" Why would you recommend him! Qi Huangyang said: "You only ask me who is competent and who is the most suitable; You didn't ask me if Xie Hu was my enemy! ”

So, Pinggong sent Xie Hu to Nanyang County to take office. After Xie Hu arrived. He did a lot of good things for the people there, and everyone praised him.

After some days, Pinggong asked Qi Huangyang again: "Now there is a lack of a judge in the imperial court. You see, who is up to the task? Qi Huangyang said: "Qi Wu can do it." Pinggong became strange again and asked, "Isn't Qi Wu your son?" How do you recommend your son, not afraid of gossip? Qi Huangyang said: "You only asked me who was competent, so I recommended him; You didn't ask me if Qi Wu was my son! "Pinggong sent Qi Wu to be a judge. Qi Wu became a judge and did many good things for people, and was very popular and loved by people.

When Confucius heard these two things, he praised Qi Huangyang very much. Confucius said, "Qi Huangyang said it too well! He recommends people based on his talent, not because he is his enemy and is prejudiced, so he does not recommend him; It is not because he is his own son that he is afraid of being discussed, so he does not recommend it. People like Huang Qiyang are enough to say that they are selfless! ”

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