以小人之心，度君子之腹
以小人之心，度君子之腹
yǐ xiǎo rén zhī xīn , duó jūn zǐ zhī fù
to gauge the heart of a gentleman with one's own mean measure (idiom)
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- (verb, idiom) to gauge the heart of a gentleman with one's own mean measure (idiom)
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测量(cè liáng)— survey
→一心一德(yī xīn yī dé)— of one heart and one mind (idiom)
→一板一眼(yī bǎn yī yǎn)— lit. one strong beat and one weak beats in a measure of music (two beats in the bar) (idiom); fig. follow a prescribed pattern to the letter
→一板三眼(yī bǎn sān yǎn)— lit. one strong beat and three weak beats in a measure of music (four beats in the bar) (idiom); fig. scrupulous attention to detail
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