三省吾身
sān​xǐng​wú​shēn

to examine oneself thrice daily

  • created sense approved 三省吾身 · sān​xǐng​wú​shēn · to examine oneself thrice daily — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    三省吾身

    sān​xǐng​wú​shēn

    to examine oneself thrice daily

    To reflect on one's own words and actions many times every day; originally referring to three specific areas of self-examination mentioned by the philosopher Master Zeng in the "Analects" of Confucius.

    三 (literal) → 三 · sān · many 省 (literal) → 省 · xǐng · to reflect 吾 (literal) → 吾 · wú · I 身 (literal) → 身 · shēn · self

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