created sense approved 夫子自道 · fūzǐzìdào · the master speaking of himself — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
夫子自道
fūzǐzìdào
the master speaking of himself
A teacher or master speaking about their own conduct or experiences; originally referring to Confucius describing his own character in the [[论语|論語|lun2 yu3]]
夫子 (literal) → 夫子 · fūzǐ · master 自 (literal) → 自 · zì · self 道 (literal) → 道 · dào · to say
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created sense approved 夫子自道 · fūzǐzìdào · unwittingly describing oneself — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
夫子自道
fūzǐzìdào
unwittingly describing oneself
To describe oneself while ostensibly talking about someone else; can refer to unconsciously exposing one's own faults while criticizing others, or appearing to praise others while actually praising oneself
夫子 (literal) → 夫子 · fūzǐ · master 自 (literal) → 自 · zì · self 道 (literal) → 道 · dào · to say
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition