严于律己
yán yú lu:4 jǐ
Pinyin

Definition

严于律己
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yán yú lu:4 jǐ
  1. to be strict with oneself

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

自己
zì jǐ
  1. 1 oneself
  2. 2 one's own
定律
dìng lu:4
  1. 1 scientific law (e.g. law of conservation of energy)
  2. 2 (in human affairs) a generalization based on observation (e.g. "power corrupts")
己
jǐ
  1. 1 self
  2. 2 oneself
  3. 3 sixth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shí tiān gān]
  4. 4 sixth in order
  5. 5 letter "F" or Roman "VI" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc
  6. 6 hexa
旋律
xuán lu:4
  1. 1 melody
  2. 2 rhythm
法律
fǎ lu:4
  1. 1 law
  2. 2 CL:條|条[tiáo], 套[tào], 個|个[gè]
知己
zhī jǐ
  1. 1 to know oneself
  2. 2 to be intimate or close
  3. 3 intimate friend
规律
guī lu:4
  1. 1 rule (e.g. of science)
  2. 2 law of behavior
  3. 3 regular pattern
  4. 4 rhythm
  5. 5 discipline
一己
yī jǐ
  1. 1 oneself
一律
yī lu:4
  1. 1 same
  2. 2 uniformly
  3. 3 all
  4. 4 without exception
七律
qī lu:4
  1. 1 abbr. for 七言律詩|七言律诗, verse form consisting of 8 lines of 7 syllables, with rhyme on alternate lines
事不关己
shì bù guān jǐ
  1. 1 a matter of no concern to oneself (idiom)
占为己有
zhàn wéi jǐ yǒu
  1. 1 to appropriate to oneself (what rightfully belongs to others)
克己复礼
kè jǐ fù lǐ
  1. 1 restrain yourself and return to the rites (idiom, from Analects); to subdue self and observe proprieties
  2. 2 (any number of possible translations)
刑律
xíng lu:4
  1. 1 criminal law
利己
lì jǐ
  1. 1 personal profit
  2. 2 to benefit oneself
利己主义
lì jǐ zhǔ yì
  1. 1 egoism
克己
kè jǐ
  1. 1 self-restraint
  2. 2 discipline
  3. 3 selflessness
千篇一律
qiān piān yī lu:4
  1. 1 thousand articles, same rule (idiom); stereotyped and repetitive
  2. 2 once you've seen one, you've seen them all
反求诸己
fǎn qiú zhū jǐ
  1. 1 to seek the cause in oneself rather than sb else
各执己见
gè zhí jǐ jiàn
  1. 1 each sticks to his own view (idiom); a dialogue of the deaf

Idioms (20)

事不关己
shì bù guān jǐ
  1. 1 a matter of no concern to oneself (idiom)
事不关己，高高挂起
shì bù guān jǐ , gāo gāo guà qǐ
  1. 1 to feel unconcerned and let matters rest (idiom)
人在江湖，身不由己
rén zài jiāng hú , shēn bù yóu jǐ
  1. 1 you can't always do as you like
  2. 2 one has to compromise in this world (idiom)
克己复礼
kè jǐ fù lǐ
  1. 1 restrain yourself and return to the rites (idiom, from Analects); to subdue self and observe proprieties
  2. 2 (any number of possible translations)
克己奉公
kè jǐ fèng gōng
  1. 1 self-restraint and devotion to public duties (idiom); selfless dedication
  2. 2 to serve the public interest wholeheartedly
千篇一律
qiān piān yī lu:4
  1. 1 thousand articles, same rule (idiom); stereotyped and repetitive
  2. 2 once you've seen one, you've seen them all
各执己见
gè zhí jǐ jiàn
  1. 1 each sticks to his own view (idiom); a dialogue of the deaf
各持己见
gè chí jǐ jiàn
  1. 1 each sticks to his own opinion (idiom); chacun son gout
严以律己
yǎn yǐ lu:4 jǐ
  1. 1 to be strict with oneself (idiom)
  2. 2 to demand a lot of oneself
严以责己宽以待人
yán yǐ zé jǐ kuān yǐ dài rén
  1. 1 to be severe with oneself and lenient with others (idiom)
奉公克己
fèng gōng kè jǐ
  1. 1 self-restraint and devotion to public duties (idiom); selfless dedication
  2. 2 to serve the public interest wholeheartedly
威福自己
wēi fú zì jǐ
  1. 1 to exercise power arbitrarily (idiom)
安分守己
ān fèn shǒu jǐ
  1. 1 to be content with one's lot (idiom)
  2. 2 to know one's place
己所不欲，勿施于人
jǐ suǒ bù yù , wù shī yú rén
  1. 1 What you don't want done to you, don't do to others. (idiom, from the Confucian analects)
  2. 2 Do as you would be done by.
  3. 3 Do not do to others what you would not have them do to you.
舍己救人
shě jǐ jiù rén
  1. 1 to abandon self for others (idiom); to sacrifice oneself to help the people
  2. 2 altruism
舍己为人
shě jǐ wèi rén
  1. 1 to abandon self for others (idiom, from Analects); to sacrifice one's own interest for other people
  2. 2 altruism
舍己为公
shě jǐ wèi gōng
  1. 1 to give up one's private interests for the public good (idiom); to behave altruistically
  2. 2 selfless and public spirited
损人不利己
sǔn rén bù lì jǐ
  1. 1 to harm others without benefiting oneself (idiom)
损人利己
sǔn rén lì jǐ
  1. 1 harming others for one's personal benefit (idiom); personal gain to the detriment of others
搬石头砸自己的脚
bān shí tou zá zì jǐ de jiǎo
  1. 1 to move a stone and stub one's toe
  2. 2 to shoot oneself in the foot (idiom)

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