以小人之心,度君子之腹
yǐ xiǎo rén zhī xīn , duó jūn zǐ zhī fù
Pinyin

Definition

以小人之心,度君子之腹
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yǐ xiǎo rén zhī xīn , duó jūn zǐ zhī fù
  1. to gauge the heart of a gentleman with one's own mean measure (idiom)

Related Words (20)

  1. 1 old variant of 以[yǐ]
zhī
  1. 1 (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de])
  2. 2 him
  3. 3 her
  4. 4 it
zhī hòu
  1. 1 afterwards
  2. 2 following
  3. 3 later
  4. 4 after
rén
  1. 1 man
  2. 2 person
  3. 3 people
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
rén shēng
  1. 1 life (one's time on earth)
yǐ qián
  1. 1 before
  2. 2 formerly
  3. 3 previous
  4. 4 ago
yǐ hòu
  1. 1 after
  2. 2 later
  3. 3 afterwards
  4. 4 following
  5. 5 later on
  6. 6 in the future
yǐ wéi
  1. 1 to think (i.e. to take it to be true that ...) (Usually there is an implication that the notion is mistaken – except when expressing one's own current opinion.)
bié ren
  1. 1 other people
  2. 2 others
  3. 3 other person
kě yǐ
  1. 1 can
  2. 2 may
  3. 3 possible
  4. 4 able to
  5. 5 not bad
  6. 6 pretty good
nu:3 rén
  1. 1 woman
hái zi
  1. 1 child
xiǎo
  1. 1 small
  2. 2 tiny
  3. 3 few
  4. 4 young
xiǎo shí
  1. 1 hour
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
  1. 1 to pass
  2. 2 to spend (time)
  3. 3 measure
  4. 4 limit
  5. 5 extent
  6. 6 degree of intensity
  7. 7 degree (angles, temperature etc)
  8. 8 kilowatt-hour
  9. 9 classifier for events and occurrences
xīn
  1. 1 heart
  2. 2 mind
  3. 3 intention
  4. 4 center
  5. 5 core
  6. 6 CL:顆|颗[kē],個|个[gè]
xīn qíng
  1. 1 mood
  2. 2 frame of mind
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
liàn rén
  1. 1 lover
  2. 2 sweetheart
fáng zi
  1. 1 house
  2. 2 building (single- or two-story)
  3. 3 apartment
  4. 4 room
  5. 5 CL:棟|栋[dòng],幢[zhuàng],座[zuò],套[tào],間|间[jiān]
suǒ yǐ
  1. 1 therefore
  2. 2 as a result
  3. 3 so
  4. 4 the reason why

Idioms (20)

一不做,二不休
yī bù zuò , èr bù xiū
  1. 1 don't do it, or don't rest (idiom); either give up, or go through to the end
  2. 2 Since we started, we must carry it through whatever happens.
  3. 3 in for a penny, in for a pound
一丘之貉
yī qiū zhī hé
  1. 1 jackals of the same tribe (idiom); fig. They are all just as bad as each other.
一之为甚
yī zhī wéi shèn
  1. 1 once is more than enough (idiom)
一人得道,鸡犬升天
yī rén dé dào , jī quǎn shēng tiān
  1. 1 lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to ride on sb else's success
  3. 3 Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too
  4. 4 Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it
一个天南,一个地北
yī ge tiān nán , yī ge dì běi
  1. 1 to live miles apart (idiom)
一传十,十传百
yī chuán shí , shí chuán bǎi
  1. 1 news pass quickly from mouth to mouth (idiom)
  2. 2 an infectious disease spreads quickly (old meaning)
一则以喜,一则以忧
yī zé yǐ xǐ , yī zé yǐ yōu
  1. 1 happy on the one hand, but worried on the other (idiom)
一夫当关,万夫莫开
yī fū dāng guān , wàn fū mò kāi
  1. 1 one man can hold the pass against ten thousand enemies (idiom)
一寸光阴一寸金,寸金难买寸光阴
yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn , cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn
  1. 1 lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold, money cannot buy you time. (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. Time is precious and must be treasured.
一年之计在于春
yī nián zhī jì zài yú chūn
  1. 1 the whole year must be planned for in the spring (idiom)
  2. 2 early planning is the key to success
一心一德
yī xīn yī dé
  1. 1 of one heart and one mind (idiom)
一心二用
yī xīn èr yòng
  1. 1 to do two things at once (idiom)
  2. 2 to multitask
  3. 3 to divide one's attention
一手交钱,一手交货
yī shǒu jiāo qián , yī shǒu jiāo huò
  1. 1 lit. one hand exchanges the cash, the other the goods (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to pay for what you want in cash
  3. 3 simple and direct transaction
一技之长
yī jì zhī cháng
  1. 1 proficiency in a particular field (idiom)
  2. 2 skill in a specialized area (idiom)
一掬同情之泪
yī jū tóng qíng zhī lèi
  1. 1 to shed tears of sympathy (idiom)
一日不见,如隔三秋
yī rì bù jiàn , rú gé sān qiū
  1. 1 one day apart seems like three years (idiom)
一日之计在于晨
yī rì zhī jì zài yú chén
  1. 1 make your day's plan early in the morning (idiom)
  2. 2 early morning is the golden time of the day
一日之雅
yī rì zhī yǎ
  1. 1 lit. friends for a day (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. casual acquaintance
一日为师,终身为父
yī rì wéi shī , zhōng shēn wéi fù
  1. 1 lit. teacher for one day, father for ever (idiom)
一是一,二是二
yī shì yī , èr shì èr
  1. 1 lit. one is one, two is two (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. things are (or ought to be) perfectly clear-cut
  3. 3 unequivocal

Sample Sentences

三国演义的这段描写是精彩的,很精彩,非常精彩,可惜是假的。但是虽然是虚构的,仍然有意义。意义在哪儿呢?我们现在可以把它看作古代版的营销学教材。我们现在用现代视角来看看这个事件就很有意思了。在这个事件中,刘备好比一家投资公司的大老板,他决定投资,要买断某一个人才。诸葛亮呢,就像一个准备应聘行政执行官的这样一个职业经理人。他们双方都有一个互相试探、了解和需要的过程。所以他这一套东西用现在的眼光一看,就觉得整个的一些什么唱歌的农民、不懂事的童子啊、稀奇古怪的朋友啊,全是托儿。这当然是我们今天站在现代视角回过头来看这个问题,得出的结论。甚至我也可以坦率地承认,我这个推测是以小人之心,度君子之腹。纯粹是我的个人意见,不是历史意见,也不是时代意见,也不是罗贯中的意见。
Sānguóyǎnyì de zhè duàn miáoxiě shì jīngcǎi de ,hěn jīngcǎi ,fēicháng jīngcǎi ,kěxī shì jiǎ de 。dànshì suīrán shì xūgòu de ,réngrán yǒu yìyì 。yìyì zài nǎr5 ne ?wǒ men xiànzài kěyǐ bǎ tā kànzuò gǔdài bǎn de yíngxiāo xué jiàocái 。wǒ men xiànzài yòng xiàndài shìjiǎo lái kàn kan zhè ge shìjiàn jiù hěn yǒuyìsi le 。zài zhè ge shìjiàn zhōng ,Liú Bèi hǎobǐ yī jiā tóuzī gōngsī de dà lǎobǎn ,tā juédìng tóuzī ,yào mǎi duàn mǒuyīge réncái 。ZhūGě liàng ne ,jiù xiàng yī ge zhǔnbèi yìngpìn xíngzhèng zhíxíngguān de zhèyàng yī ge zhíyè jīnglǐrén 。tā men shuāngfāng dōu yǒu yī ge hùxiāng shìtàn 、liǎojiě hé xūyào de guòchéng 。suǒyǐ tā zhè yītào dōngxi yòng xiànzài de yǎnguāng yī kàn ,jiù juéde zhěnggè de yīxiē shénme chànggē de nóngmín 、bù dǒngshì de tóngzǐ ā 、xīqí gǔguài de péngyou ā ,quán shì tuōr5 。zhè dāngrán shì wǒ men jīntiān zhàn zài xiàndài shìjiǎ huí guò tóu lái kàn zhè ge wèntí ,déchū de jiélùn 。shènzhì wǒ yě kěyǐ tǎnshuài de chéngrèn ,wǒ zhè ge tuīcè shì yǐ xiǎorén zhī xīn 。chúncuì shì wǒ de gèrén yìjiàn ,bù shì lìshǐ yìjiàn ,yě bù shì shídài yìjiàn ,yě bù shì Luó Guànzhōng de yìjiàn 。