未敢苟同 wèi gǎn gǒu tóng I do not dare to agree

Explanation

表示不敢轻易同意对方的意见。

Indicates that one does not dare to easily agree with the other party's opinion.

Origin Story

一位年轻的学者向一位德高望重的导师请教问题，导师阐述了自己的观点，学者认真倾听后，思索片刻，说道："老师的见解精辟深刻，但弟子学识尚浅，未敢苟同。"导师听了并没有生气，反而微笑点头，表示赞赏。他明白，学者并非否定他的观点，而是谦逊谨慎地表达了自己的不同看法，这是一种学术态度，值得称赞。

yī wèi nián qīng de xué zhě xiàng yī wèi dé gāo wàng zhòng de dǎo shī qǐng jiào wèn tí, dǎo shī chǎn shù le zì jǐ de guān diǎn, xué zhě rèn zhēn qīng tīng hòu, sī suo piàn kè, shuō dào: "lǎo shī de jiàn jiě jīng pì shēn kè, dàn dì zǐ xué shí shàng qiǎn, wèi gǎn gǒu tóng." dǎo shī tīng le bìng méi yǒu shēng qì, fǎn ér wēi xiào diǎn tóu, biǎo shì zàn shǎng. tā míng bái, xué zhě bìng fēi fǒu dìng tā de guān diǎn, ér shì qiān xùn jǐn shèn de biǎo dá le zì jǐ de bù tóng kàn fǎ, zhè shì yī zhǒng xué shù tài du, zhí de chēng zàn.

A young scholar asked a respected teacher for advice on a problem. After the teacher explained his views, the scholar listened carefully and, after a moment's thought, said, "Teacher's insights are profound and insightful, but the student's knowledge is still limited, so I dare not agree." The teacher did not get angry but nodded with a smile, indicating his appreciation. He understood that the scholar was not denying his views, but humbly and cautiously expressing his different opinions. This is a scholarly attitude worthy of praise.

Usage

用于委婉地表达不同意。

yongyu weiwan di biaoda butongyi

Used to politely express disagreement.

Examples

• 对于他的说法，我未敢苟同。

  duiyuta deshuofa, wo weigan goutong

  I do not dare to agree with his statement.

• 虽然你说的很有道理，但我还是未敢苟同。

  suiran nideshuode hen youdaoli, dan wo haishi weigan goutong

  Although what you said makes sense, I still dare not agree with it

Related Idioms

• 不敢

• 苟同

Opposite Idioms

• 完全同意

• 欣然同意