主忧臣辱

[成语]
zhǔ yōu chén rǔ

[含义]
君主有忧患是作臣子的耻辱。

[来源]
宋·魏了翁《辞免督视军马乞以参赞军事从丞相行奏札》：“臣窃念主忧臣辱，义不得辞，跼蹐受命，退而差辟官吏、条列事目、调遣将士，凡所以为速发之计者，靡微不周。”


[英文]
when the ruler worries , the ministers feel as if they are being insulted