见不贤而内自省也
jiàn​bù​xián'ér​nèi​zì​xǐng​yě

to examine oneself when seeing those who lack virtue

  • created sense approved 见不贤而内自省也/見不賢而內自省也 · jiàn​bù​xián'ér​nèi​zì​xǐng​yě · to examine oneself when seeing those who lack virtue — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    见不贤而内自省也 / 見不賢而內自省也

    jiàn​bù​xián'ér​nèi​zì​xǐng​yě

    to examine oneself when seeing those who lack virtue

    to reflect upon one's own faults when observing the shortcomings or lack of character in others; an ethical guideline from the Analects of Confucius

    见 (literal) → 见/見 · jiàn · to see 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 贤 (literal) → 贤/賢 · xián · worthy person 而 (literal) → 而 · ér · [adverbial linker] 内 (literal) → 内/內 · nèi · heart 自省 (literal) → 自省 · zì​xǐng · to reflect on oneself 也 (literal) → 也 · yě · [classical particle]

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    created sense