夫子自道
夫子自道
Fū zǐ zì dào
appearing to be praising others while actually praising yourself; one's criticism of others exposes one's own faults
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- appearing to be praising others while actually praising yourself
- one's criticism of others exposes one's own faults
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Related Words
孔融让梨(Kǒng Róng ràng lí)— Kong Rong giving up pears, classic moral story about Kong Rong 孔融[Kong3 Rong2] picking up smaller pears while leaving the bigger ones to his older brothers, still used nowadays to educate the young on courtesy and modesty
→蔫儿坏(niān r huài)— appearing genuine, but actually nasty or devious
→一并(yī bìng)— variant of 一併|一并, to lump together
→不做亏心事，不怕鬼敲门(bù zuò kuī xīn shì , bù pà guǐ qiāo mén)— He who never wrongs others does not fear the knock in the night.
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