从谏如流 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• to follow admonition as natural flow ; to accept criticism or correction (even from one's inferiors)

Character by character

• 从cóngfrom, by, since, whence, through
• 谏jiànto admonish, to remonstrate
• 如rúas, as if, like, such as, supposing
• 流liúto flow, to drift, to circulate; class

Idioms sharing a character

• 力不从心 lì bù cóng xīn
• 名从主人 míng cóng zhǔ rén
• 喜从天降 xǐ cóng tiān jiàng
• 从中作梗 cóng zhōng zuò gěng
• 从井救人 cóng jǐng jiù rén
• 从善如流 cóng shàn rú liú
• 从天而降 cóng tiān ér jiàng
• 从长计议 cóng cháng jì yì
• 投笔从戎 tóu bǐ cóng róng
• 舍正从邪 shě zhèng cóng xié

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