zhuó​yīng​zhuó​zú

respect or contempt depend on oneself

  • created sense approved 濯缨濯足/濯纓濯足 · zhuó​yīng​zhuó​zú · respect or contempt depend on oneself — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    濯缨濯足 / 濯纓濯足

    zhuó​yīng​zhuó​zú

    respect or contempt depend on oneself

    The idea that whether one is received with honor or disdain is determined by one's own conduct and character; self-invited respect or insult

    濯缨 (literal) → 濯缨/濯纓 · zhuó​yīng · to wash hat strings 濯足 (literal) → 濯足 · zhuó​zú · to wash one's feet

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 濯缨濯足/濯纓濯足 · zhuó​yīng​zhuó​zú · to rise above the world — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    濯缨濯足 / 濯纓濯足

    zhuó​yīng​zhuó​zú

    to rise above the world

    To transcend or stay aloof from the common concerns and trivialities of secular society

    濯缨 (literal) → 濯缨/濯纓 · zhuó​yīng · to live a pure life 濯足 (literal) → 濯足 · zhuó​zú · to wash one's feet

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