以小人之心，度君子之腹

yǐ xiǎo rén zhī xīn , duó jūn zǐ zhī fù

Dictionary entry

to gauge the heart of a gentleman with one's own mean measure (idiom)

What does 以小人之心，度君子之腹 mean?

以小人之心，度君子之腹 (yǐ xiǎo rén zhī xīn , duó jūn zǐ zhī fù) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to gauge the heart of a gentleman with one's own mean measure (idiom)

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以yǐold variant of 以[yi3]小xiǎosmall · tiny 人rénperson; people · CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) · him 心xīnheart · mind 度dùto pass · to spend (time)君jūnmonarch · lord 子zǐson · child

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How to pronounce 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

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