毛遂自荐

Traditional (Taiwan): 毛遂自薦

máosuìzìjiàn ㄇㄠˊ ㄙㄨㄟˋ ㄗˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ

    • 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)

Character by character

Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms 近义词

Telling them apart

毛遂自荐 is about recommending oneself for a task or position. 自告奋勇 stresses the boldness and determination of volunteering to take on a task.

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