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Trad |
Simp |
Mandarin |
Definition |
Days old |
Ver |
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愛人如己 |
爱人如己 |
[ai4 ren2 ru2 ji3] |
/love others as self/ |
7121
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1 |
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安分守己 |
安分守己 |
[an1 fen4 shou3 ji3] |
/to be content with one's lot (idiom)/to know one's place/ |
5004
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1 |
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搬起石頭砸自己的腳 |
搬起石头砸自己的脚 |
[ban1 qi3 shi2 tou5 za2 zi4 ji3 de5 jiao3] |
/to crush one's own foot while trying to maneuver a rock (to a cliff edge, to drop on one's enemy) (idiom)/hoisted by one's own petard/ |
5341
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1 |
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搬石頭砸自己的腳 |
搬石头砸自己的脚 |
[ban1 shi2 tou5 za2 zi4 ji3 de5 jiao3] |
/to move a stone and stub one's toe/to shoot oneself in the foot (idiom)/ |
6211
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1 |
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不以物喜，不以己悲 |
不以物喜，不以己悲 |
[bu4 yi3 wu4 xi3 , bu4 yi3 ji3 bei1] |
/not to become attached to material things, not to pity oneself/ |
5567
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1 |
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妲己 |
妲己 |
[Da2 ji3] |
/Daji (c. 11th century BC), concubine of the last Shang dynasty king Zhou Xin 紂辛|纣辛[Zhou4 Xin1]/ |
2547
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1 |
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反求諸己 |
反求诸己 |
[fan3 qiu2 zhu1 ji3] |
/to seek the cause in oneself rather than sb else/ |
6732
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1 |
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奉公克己 |
奉公克己 |
[feng4 gong1 ke4 ji3] |
/self-restraint and devotion to public duties (idiom); selfless dedication/to serve the public interest wholeheartedly/ |
2184
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1 |
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各持己見 |
各持己见 |
[ge4 chi2 ji3 jian4] |
/each sticks to his own opinion (idiom); chacun son gout/ |
6352
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1 |
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各抒己見 |
各抒己见 |
[ge4 shu1 ji3 jian4] |
/everyone gives their own view/ |
7070
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1 |
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各執己見 |
各执己见 |
[ge4 zhi2 ji3 jian4] |
/each sticks to his own view (idiom); a dialogue of the deaf/ |
6352
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1 |
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固執己見 |
固执己见 |
[gu4 zhi2 ji3 jian4] |
/to persist in one's views/ |
5734
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1 |
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海內存知己，天涯若比鄰 |
海内存知己，天涯若比邻 |
[hai3 nei4 cun2 zhi1 ji3 , tian1 ya2 ruo4 bi3 lin2] |
/close friend in a distant land, far-flung realms as next door/close in spirit although far away/ |
3810
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1 |
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紅顏知己 |
红颜知己 |
[hong2 yan2 zhi1 ji3] |
/close female friend/confidante/ |
6054
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1 |
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回家吃自己 |
回家吃自己 |
[hui2 jia1 chi1 zi4 ji3] |
/(coll.) (Tw) to get sacked/to be fired/ |
4582
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1 |
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己 |
己 |
[ji3] |
/self/oneself/sixth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]/sixth in order/letter "F" or Roman "VI" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc/hexa/ |
2961
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1 |
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己丑 |
己丑 |
[ji3 chou3] |
/twenty-sixth year F2 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2009 or 2069/ |
3507
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1 |
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己方 |
己方 |
[ji3 fang1] |
/our side/one's own (side etc)/ |
4800
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1 |
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己亥 |
己亥 |
[ji3 hai4] |
/thirty-sixth year F12 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1959 or 2019/ |
3507
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1 |
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己見 |
己见 |
[ji3 jian4] |
/one's own viewpoint/ |
6584
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1 |
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己卯 |
己卯 |
[ji3 mao3] |
/sixteenth year F4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1999 or 2059/ |
6728
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1 |
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己巳 |
己巳 |
[ji3 si4] |
/sixth year F6 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1989 or 2049/ |
6728
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1 |
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己所不欲，勿施於人 |
己所不欲，勿施于人 |
[ji3 suo3 bu4 yu4 , wu4 shi1 yu2 ren2] |
/What you don't want done to you, don't do to others. (idiom, from the Confucian analects)/Do as you would be done by./Do not do to others what you would not have them do to you./ |
5699
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1 |
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己糖 |
己糖 |
[ji3 tang2] |
/hexose (CH2O)6, monosaccharide with six carbon atoms, such as glucose 葡萄糖[pu2 tao5 tang2]/ |
6557
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1 |
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己未 |
己未 |
[ji3 wei4] |
/fifty-sixth year F8 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1979 or 2039/ |
3507
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1 |
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己型肝炎 |
己型肝炎 |
[ji3 xing2 gan1 yan2] |
/hepatitis F/ |
7121
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1 |
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己酉 |
己酉 |
[ji3 you3] |
/forty-sixth year F10 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1969 or 2029/ |
3507
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1 |
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金窩銀窩不如自己的狗窩 |
金窝银窝不如自己的狗窝 |
[jin1 wo1 yin2 wo1 bu4 ru2 zi4 ji3 de5 gou3 wo1] |
/there's no place like home (idiom)/ |
4614
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1 |
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精利主義 |
精利主义 |
[jing1 li4 zhu3 yi4] |
/egoism masked by a veneer of urbanity (neologism c. 2012) (abbr. for 精緻的利己主義|精致的利己主义[jing1 zhi4 de5 li4 ji3 zhu3 yi4])/ |
2047
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1 |
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酒逢知己千杯少 |
酒逢知己千杯少 |
[jiu3 feng2 zhi1 ji3 qian1 bei1 shao3] |
/a thousand cups of wine is not too much when best friends meet (idiom)/when you're with close friends, you can let your hair down/ |
2479
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1 |
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據為己有 |
据为己有 |
[ju4 wei2 ji3 you3] |
/(idiom) to illegally take possession of; to appropriate/ |
1043
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1 |
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克己 |
克己 |
[ke4 ji3] |
/self-restraint/discipline/selflessness/ |
2184
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1 |
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克己奉公 |
克己奉公 |
[ke4 ji3 feng4 gong1] |
/self-restraint and devotion to public duties (idiom); selfless dedication/to serve the public interest wholeheartedly/ |
2184
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1 |
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克己復禮 |
克己复礼 |
[ke4 ji3 fu4 li3] |
/restrain yourself and return to the rites (idiom, from Analects); to subdue self and observe proprieties/(any number of possible translations)/ |
6348
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1 |
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孔乙己 |
孔乙己 |
[[Kong3 Yi3ji3]] |
/Kong Yiji, protagonist of a short story of the same name by Lu Xun 魯迅|鲁迅[Lu3 Xun4] depicting the life of a poor, unsuccessful scholar who clings to his Confucian ideals despite his dismal circumstances/ |
688
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2 |
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藍顏知己 |
蓝颜知己 |
[lan2 yan2 zhi1 ji3] |
/close male friend/confidant/ |
6054
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1 |
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老己 |
老己 |
[[lao3ji3]] |
/(neologism, attested by 2025) oneself, treated as an old friend/ |
48
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2 |
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利己 |
利己 |
[li4 ji3] |
/personal profit/to benefit oneself/ |
6399
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1 |
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利己主義 |
利己主义 |
[li4 ji3 zhu3 yi4] |
/egoism/ |
5428
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1 |
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瞞心昧己 |
瞒心昧己 |
[man2 xin1 mei4 ji3] |
/to blot out one's conscience/ |
4191
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1 |
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求人不如求己 |
求人不如求己 |
[qiu2 ren2 bu4 ru2 qiu2 ji3] |
/if you want sth done well, do it yourself (idiom)/ |
4745
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1 |
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人不為己，天誅地滅 |
人不为己，天诛地灭 |
[ren2 bu4 wei4 ji3 , tian1 zhu1 di4 mie4] |
/Look out for yourself, or heaven and earth will combine to destroy you./Every man for himself, and the Devil take the hindmost./ |
6704
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1 |
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人在江湖，身不由己 |
人在江湖，身不由己 |
[[ren2zai4jiang1hu2, shen1bu4you2ji3]] |
/(proverb) you can't always do as you like; one has to compromise in this world/ |
699
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2 |
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若要人不知，除非己莫為 |
若要人不知，除非己莫为 |
[ruo4 yao4 ren2 bu4 zhi1 , chu2 fei1 ji3 mo4 wei2] |
/If you don't want anyone to know, don't do it (idiom). fig. If you do something bad, people will inevitably hear about it./ |
6352
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1 |
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捨己 |
舍己 |
[she3 ji3] |
/selfless/self-sacrifice (to help others)/self-renunciation/altruism/ |
6679
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1 |
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捨己救人 |
舍己救人 |
[she3 ji3 jiu4 ren2] |
/to abandon self for others (idiom); to sacrifice oneself to help the people/altruism/ |
6352
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1 |
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捨己為公 |
舍己为公 |
[she3 ji3 wei4 gong1] |
/to give up one's private interests for the public good (idiom); to behave altruistically/selfless and public spirited/ |
6352
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1 |
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捨己為人 |
舍己为人 |
[she3 ji3 wei4 ren2] |
/to abandon self for others (idiom, from Analects); to sacrifice one's own interest for other people/altruism/ |
6348
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1 |
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身不由己 |
身不由己 |
[[shen1bu4you2ji3]] |
/(idiom) (of one's circumstances) beyond one's control; unable to do anything about it; (of one's actions) not subject to conscious control (i.e. done in spite of oneself)/ |
695
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2 |
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身不由主 |
身不由主 |
[[shen1bu4you2zhu3]] |
/see 身不由己[shen1bu4you2ji3]/ |
351
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2 |
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十干 |
十干 |
[shi2 gan1] |
/same as 天干/the 10 heavenly stems 甲, 乙, 丙, 丁, 戊, 己, 庚, 辛, 壬, 癸 (used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal number like Roman I, II, III)/ |
6398
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1 |
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十天干 |
十天干 |
[shi2 tian1 gan1] |
/the ten Heavenly Stems 甲[jia3], 乙[yi3], 丙[bing3], 丁[ding1], 戊[wu4], 己[ji3], 庚[geng1], 辛[xin1], 壬[ren2], 癸[gui3] (used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal number like Roman I, II, III)/ |
4748
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1 |
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事不關己 |
事不关己 |
[shi4 bu4 guan1 ji3] |
/a matter of no concern to oneself (idiom)/ |
5352
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1 |
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事不關己，高高掛起 |
事不关己，高高挂起 |
[shi4 bu4 guan1 ji3 , gao1 gao1 gua4 qi3] |
/to feel unconcerned and let matters rest (idiom)/ |
5331
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1 |
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視為知己 |
视为知己 |
[shi4 wei2 zhi1 ji3] |
/to consider sb as close friend (idiom); to take into one's confidence/ |
6352
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1 |
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士為知己者死，女為悅己者容 |
士为知己者死，女为悦己者容 |
[shi4 wei4 zhi1 ji3 zhe3 si3 , nü3 wei4 yue4 ji3 zhe3 rong2] |
/a true gentleman will sacrifice his life for a friend who understands him, as a woman makes herself beautiful for her sweetheart/ |
5129
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1 |
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視如己出 |
视如己出 |
[[shi4ru2ji3chu1]] |
/to regard someone else's child as one's own/ |
23
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2 |
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視若己出 |
视若己出 |
[[shi4ruo4ji3chu1]] |
/see 視如己出|视如己出[shi4ru2ji3chu1]/ |
23
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2 |
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視同己出 |
视同己出 |
[[shi4tong2ji3chu1]] |
/see 視如己出|视如己出[shi4ru2ji3chu1]/ |
23
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2 |
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損人不利己 |
损人不利己 |
[sun3 ren2 bu4 li4 ji3] |
/to harm others without benefiting oneself (idiom)/ |
5616
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1 |
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損人利己 |
损人利己 |
[sun3 ren2 li4 ji3] |
/harming others for one's personal benefit (idiom); personal gain to the detriment of others/ |
5616
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1 |
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體 |
体 |
[[ti1]] |
/used in 體己|体己[ti1ji5]/Taiwan pr. [ti3]/ |
788
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2 |
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體己錢 |
体己钱 |
[ti1 ji5 qian2] |
/private saved money of close family members/ |
6766
|
1 |
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體己 |
体己 |
[[ti1ji5]] |
/close; intimate/personal savings/ |
12
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2 |
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梯己 |
梯己 |
[[ti1ji5]] |
/variant of 體己|体己[ti1ji5]/ |
12
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2 |
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體己話 |
体己话 |
[[ti1ji5hua4]] |
/intimate or heartfelt words; heart-to-heart talk/ |
12
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2 |
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天干 |
天干 |
[tian1 gan1] |
/the 10 heavenly stems 甲[jia3], 乙[yi3], 丙[bing3], 丁[ding1], 戊[wu4], 己[ji3], 庚[geng1], 辛[xin1], 壬[ren2], 癸[gui3], used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal numbers I, II etc/ |
5805
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1 |
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威福自己 |
威福自己 |
[wei1 fu2 zi4 ji3] |
/to exercise power arbitrarily (idiom)/ |
2942
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1 |
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為己任 |
为己任 |
[wei2 ji3 ren4] |
/to make it one's business/to take upon oneself to/ |
4110
|
1 |
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|
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小己 |
小己 |
[xiao3 ji3] |
/an individual/ |
2060
|
1 |
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虛己以聽 |
虚己以听 |
[xu1 ji3 yi3 ting1] |
/to listen to the ideas of others with an open mind (idiom)/ |
6126
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1 |
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嚴以律己 |
严以律己 |
[yan2 yi3 lü4 ji3] |
/to be strict with oneself (idiom)/to demand a lot of oneself/ |
1606
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1 |
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嚴於律己 |
严于律己 |
[yan2 yu2 lü4 ji3] |
/to be strict with oneself/ |
6218
|
1 |
|
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一己 |
一己 |
[[yi1ji3]] |
/oneself/ |
78
|
2 |
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異己 |
异己 |
[yi4 ji3] |
/dissident/alien/outsider/non-self/others/ |
1647
|
1 |
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與人方便，自己方便 |
与人方便，自己方便 |
[yu3 ren2 fang1 bian4 , zi4 ji3 fang1 bian4] |
/Help others, and others may help you (idiom)./ |
4054
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1 |
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佔為己有 |
占为己有 |
[zhan4 wei2 ji3 you3] |
/to appropriate to oneself (what rightfully belongs to others)/ |
6215
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1 |
|
|
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知彼知己 |
知彼知己 |
[zhi1 bi3 zhi1 ji3] |
/to know the enemy and know oneself (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War")/ |
4988
|
1 |
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知彼知己，百戰不殆 |
知彼知己，百战不殆 |
[zhi1 bi3 zhi1 ji3 , bai3 zhan4 bu4 dai4] |
/knowing the enemy and yourself will get you unscathed through a hundred battles (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War")/ |
4988
|
1 |
|
|
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知己 |
知己 |
[zhi1 ji3] |
/to know oneself/to be intimate or close/intimate friend/ |
7040
|
1 |
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知己知彼 |
知己知彼 |
[zhi1 ji3 zhi1 bi3] |
/know yourself, know your enemy (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3])/ |
4988
|
1 |
|
|
|
知己知彼，百戰不殆 |
知己知彼，百战不殆 |
[zhi1 ji3 zhi1 bi3 , bai3 zhan4 bu4 dai4] |
/know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3])/ |
4988
|
1 |
|
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誅鋤異己 |
诛锄异己 |
[zhu1 chu2 yi4 ji3] |
/to wipe out dissenters/to exterminate those who disagree/ |
6704
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1 |
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|
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自己動手 |
自己动手 |
[zi4 ji3 dong4 shou3] |
/to do (sth) oneself/to help oneself to/ |
5579
|
1 |
|
|
|
自己人 |
自己人 |
[zi4 ji3 ren2] |
/those on our side/ourselves/one's own people/one of us/ |
6632
|
1 |
|
|
|
自己 |
自己 |
[[zi4ji3]] |
/oneself; (attributive) one's own/ |
207
|
2 |
|
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做自己 |
做自己 |
[zuo4 zi4 ji3] |
/to be oneself/ |
4584
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1 |
