zháo
yá
zhī
ginger
Explain the slave: the metaphor of the assistant. Of a brave guard or capable assistant.
The origin of Wei Qingyuan's Wu Shengji 1 1: "minions use whatever they want."
Formal idioms
Usage as subject and object; Refers to the right-hand man
Synonym slave
2. Minions
zháo
yá
zhī
hush
Explain the slave: the metaphor of the assistant. Of a brave guard or capable assistant.
The source is Lu Zuo Qiuming's "On Mandarin Yue Yu" in the Spring and Autumn Period: "Although a husband has no worries on all sides, a counselor and a slave must choose."
Formal idioms
Usage as subject and object; Refers to the right-hand man
Synonym pawn general
For example, Tang Yuanzhen's "Song Changchun and Other Domestic Servants Bureau Order": "Gai therefore put his heart and soul in the hands of slaves. "