毛遂自荐

máo suì zì jiàn

Mao Sui recommends himself (idiom); to offer one's services (in the style of Mao Sui offering his services to king of Chu 楚 of the Warring states)

毛

máo

hair

遂

suì

to satisfy

自

zì

(bound form) self; oneself

荐

jiàn

to recommend