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以小人之心,度君子之腹
Mandarin · pinyin yǐ xiǎo rén zhī xīn , duó jūn zǐ zhī fù
Meanings
- to gauge the heart of a gentleman with one's own mean measure (idiom)
Characters in this entry
- 以
- yǐ · by means of; thereby, therefore; consider as; in order to
- 小
- xiǎo · small, tiny, insignificant
- 人
- rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
- 之
- zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
- 心
- xīn · heart; mind, intelligence; soul; 5th lunar mansion, determinative star α Scorpii (Antares)
- 度
- dù · degree, system; manner; to consider
- 君
- jūn · sovereign, monarch, ruler, chief, prince
- 子
- zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch
- 腹
- fù · stomach, belly, abdomen; inside
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