事必躬亲
shì​bì​gōng​qīn

to see to everything oneself

  • created sense approved 事必躬亲/事必躬親 · shì​bì​gōng​qīn · to see to everything oneself — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    事必躬亲 / 事必躬親

    shì​bì​gōng​qīn

    to see to everything oneself

    To attend to everything personally; to insist on doing everything by oneself rather than delegating tasks.

    事 (literal) → 事 · shì · matter 必 (literal) → 必 · bì · certainly 躬亲 (literal) → 躬亲/躬親 · gōng​qīn · to attend to personally

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