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毛遂自荐 Trad. 毛遂自薦

Máo Suì zì jiàn
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)

Example Usage
毛遂

Máo Suì
Mao Sui (third century BC), who proverbially offered his services to the King of Chu 楚, see 毛遂自薦|毛遂自荐[Mao2 Sui4 zi4 jian4]
触毛 Trad. 觸毛

chù máo
whiskers
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