言寡尤，行寡悔
yán​guǎ​yóu​xíng​guǎ​huǐ

to speak and act with care

  • created sense approved 言寡尤，行寡悔 · yán​guǎ​yóu​xíng​guǎ​huǐ · to speak and act with care — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    言寡尤，行寡悔

    yán​guǎ​yóu​xíng​guǎ​huǐ

    to speak and act with care

    To make few mistakes in speech and have few regrets in action; describes being cautious and prudent in one's words and deeds.

    言 (literal) → 言 · yán · speech 寡 (literal) → 寡 · guǎ · few 尤 (literal) → 尤 · yóu · fault ， (non_chinese) 行 (literal) → 行 · xíng · behavior 寡 (literal) → 寡 · guǎ · few 悔 (literal) → 悔 · huǐ · misfortune

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