舍我其谁

捨我其誰
shěwǒqíshuí
idiom #67,989

Meanings

  1. 1 if not me, then who?
  2. 2 I am the one — there's no one else fit for the job

Examples

Guānjiàn shíkè tǐngshēn ér chū, shě wǒ qí shuí!
Stand up at the critical moment — if not me, who?
Zhège xiàngmù tā shì fùzérén, shě wǒ qí shuí de qìshì hěn míngxiǎn.
He's the project lead, and his 'I'm the only one for this' attitude is obvious.
Tā yī fù shě wǒ qí shuí de yàngzi, zhǔdòng jiē xià le rènwù.
With a 'who else would it be' air, she took on the task herself.

Tips

history
From 《孟子·》: '天下当今舍我其谁?' — 'if we wish to bring order to the world, in this age, who but me?' Mencius's bold self-assertion became the template for the idiom.
register
Conveys strong self-confidence — admirable bravado or arrogant grandstanding depending on context. Common with 气势, 精神, 样子. Often rhetorical rather than literal: the speaker is claiming they're the right person for the job.

Stroke Order

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