The origin of the idiom "True to the name" comes from the book "Huai Nan Zi".

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The idiom "True to the name" comes from China's ancient classic Huainanzi, which is an earlier comprehensive work, mainly compiled by Liu An and others in the Han Dynasty, and is one of the outstanding works in many fields such as ancient culture, philosophy, natural science and technology in China.

Among them, the origin of the word "deserved to be named" is in the article "The world returns to the heart" in Huainanzi Astronomical Training. This article mainly tells the observation and understanding of astronomy and astrology in ancient China, including the origin of the word "deserved".

In the chapter of "The World Returns to the Heart", there is a passage about the relationship between the changes of the stars and the actions of historical figures. Among them, there is such a sentence: "If it is not a real name, it is not true; It' s not true, it' s beyond its name. " This sentence means that if there is no real practical action, then any title is nothing; Only by truly achieving actions and goals can we get our name recognized and deserved results.

Later, this sentence gradually evolved into the idiom "deserved", which is used to describe that the actual actions and achievements of a person or thing have been recognized and recognized, and they have gained the reputation and reputation they deserve. This idiom also embodies the values of hard work, pragmatism and practice in ancient China culture. In modern society, this idiom is still circulating and widely used, and it has become one of the common words that people praise practice and advocate the spirit of doing things.

in the ancient culture of China, the value of belonging to the name can be traced back to the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and it is an important part of the traditional culture of China.

In ancient times, there were many famous sayings that expressed practical work, such as "words must be carried out, actions must bear fruit", "seeking truth from facts" and "not worthy of the name", all of which were closely related to the value concept of being worthy of the name. In the traditional culture of China, hard work is emphasized rather than words, and the combination of practice and theory is emphasized, and practical application is emphasized rather than pure theoretical analysis. Practice and hard work are regarded as the foundation of achievement and fame.

Contemporary China also emphasizes the spirit of hard work, while China's * * * Production Party emphasizes the integration of theory with practice, actively encourages the masses to innovate and create, and practice changes reality. Being worthy of the name is not only a value concept in China's traditional culture, but also an important and respected quality in modern society.