闻过则喜
wén​guò​zé​xǐ

to accept criticism gladly

  • created sense approved 闻过则喜/聞過則喜 · wén​guò​zé​xǐ · to accept criticism gladly — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    闻过则喜 / 聞過則喜

    wén​guò​zé​xǐ

    to accept criticism gladly

    to be happy when one's errors are pointed out; used as a humble expression to describe someone who is open to criticism or feedback

    闻 (literal) → 闻/聞 · wén · to hear 过 (literal) → 过/過 · guò · error 则 (literal) → 则/則 · zé · then 喜 (literal) → 喜 · xǐ · happy

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense