反求诸己
fǎn​qiú​zhū​jǐ

to look within oneself

  • created sense approved 反求诸己/反求諸己 · fǎn​qiú​zhū​jǐ · to look within oneself — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    反求诸己 / 反求諸己

    fǎn​qiú​zhū​jǐ

    to look within oneself

    to seek the cause of a problem within oneself rather than blaming others; to reflect on one's own shortcomings

    反 (literal) → 反 · fǎn · to return 求 (literal) → 求 · qiú · to seek 诸 (literal) → 诸/諸 · zhū · fusion of zhī and yú 己 (literal) → 己 · jǐ · self

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