created sense approved 明哲保身 · míngzhébǎoshēn · wise self-preservation — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
明哲保身
míngzhébǎoshēn
wise self-preservation
to be wise and look after one's own safety (originally a compliment for one who stays out of trouble through wisdom)
明哲 (literal) → 明哲 · míngzhé · wise and sensible 保身 (literal) → 保身 · bǎoshēn · to care for one's safety
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created sense approved 明哲保身 · míngzhébǎoshēn · to play it safe — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
明哲保身
míngzhébǎoshēn
to play it safe
to put one's own safety before matters of principle or to selfishly avoid taking risks (modern pejorative use)
明哲 (literal) → 明哲 · míngzhé · wise and sensible 保身 (literal) → 保身 · bǎoshēn · to care for one's safety
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition