以己度人
yǐ​jǐ​duó​rén

to judge others by oneself

  • created sense approved 以己度人 · yǐ​jǐ​duó​rén · to judge others by oneself — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    以己度人

    yǐ​jǐ​duó​rén

    to judge others by oneself

    to use one's own feelings or thoughts as a yardstick to judge or guess what others are thinking

    yǐ​jǐ​duò​rén

    以 (literal) → 以 · yǐ · by means of 己 (literal) → 己 · jǐ · self 度 (literal) → 度 · duó · to estimate 人 (literal) → 人 · rén · other people

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