"毛遂自薦" meaning in Japanese

{
  "etymology_text": "From 毛遂 (mōsui, “Mao Sui, a historical figure”) + 自薦 (jisen, “self-recommendation”).\nDerived from the story in Shiji where Mao Sui likened himself to a sharp awl that cannot be hidden in a bag.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "毛遂自薦",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "毛",
          "もう"
        ],
        [
          "遂",
          "すい"
        ],
        [
          "自",
          "じ"
        ],
        [
          "薦",
          "せん"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mōsuijisen",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "idiom",
        "2": "もうすいじせん"
      },
      "expansion": "毛(もう)遂(すい)自(じ)薦(せん) • (mōsuijisen)",
      "name": "ja-pos"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant alt parameters",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant wikilinks",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with 4 kanji",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with redundant script codes",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant script codes",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant sortkeys",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A metaphor for stepping forward to take on a role or task when one has not been noticed before."
      ],
      "id": "en-毛遂自薦-ja-phrase-6khytqN0",
      "related": [
        {
          "english": "awl in a bag",
          "roman": "nōchūnokiri",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "嚢中",
              "のうちゅう"
            ],
            [
              "錐",
              "きり"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "嚢中の錐"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "もーすいじせん"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[mo̞ːsɨiʑisẽ̞ɴ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "毛遂自薦"
}

{
  "etymology_text": "From 毛遂 (mōsui, “Mao Sui, a historical figure”) + 自薦 (jisen, “self-recommendation”).\nDerived from the story in Shiji where Mao Sui likened himself to a sharp awl that cannot be hidden in a bag.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "毛遂自薦",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "毛",
          "もう"
        ],
        [
          "遂",
          "すい"
        ],
        [
          "自",
          "じ"
        ],
        [
          "薦",
          "せん"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mōsuijisen",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "idiom",
        "2": "もうすいじせん"
      },
      "expansion": "毛(もう)遂(すい)自(じ)薦(せん) • (mōsuijisen)",
      "name": "ja-pos"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "related": [
    {
      "english": "awl in a bag",
      "roman": "nōchūnokiri",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "嚢中",
          "のうちゅう"
        ],
        [
          "錐",
          "きり"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "嚢中の錐"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Japanese idioms",
        "Japanese lemmas",
        "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
        "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
        "Japanese terms spelled with second grade kanji",
        "Japanese terms spelled with secondary school kanji",
        "Japanese terms with 4 kanji",
        "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Japanese terms with redundant script codes",
        "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A metaphor for stepping forward to take on a role or task when one has not been noticed before."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "もーすいじせん"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[mo̞ːsɨiʑisẽ̞ɴ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "毛遂自薦"
}

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  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "idiom",
  "title": "毛遂自薦",
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}