一人之下,萬人之上
See also: 一人之下,万人之上
Chinese
- one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
man; person; people 's; him/her/it; this under; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to go down; latterten thousand; a great number; surname man; person; people 's; him/her/it; this up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go uptrad. (一人之下,萬人之上) 一 人 之 下 , 萬 人 之 上 simp. (一人之下,万人之上) 一 人 之 下 , 万 人 之 上 Literally: “below one person, above 10,000 people”.
Pronunciation
Idiom
一人之下,萬人之上
- to occupy a lofty position, second only to the emperor
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