释义 |
為五斗米折腰 WèiWǔDǒuMǐZhéYāoallusion to Tao Qian 陶潛|陶潜Táo Qián;who used this phrase when he resigned from government service rather than show subservience to a visiting inspector to bow and scrape for five pecks of rice that being a part of his salary as a local magistrate;fig. to compromise one's principles for the sake of a salary简体为五斗米折腰 |