严以责己宽以待人 in English yan2 yi3 ze2 ji3 kuan1 yi3 dai4 ren2 Meaning

Meanings

  • to be severe with oneself and lenient with others (idiomatic expression)

Simplified Characters

严 以 责 己 宽 以 待 人

Traditional Characters

嚴 以 責 己 寬 以 待 人

Pinyin

yan2 yi3 ze2 ji3 kuan1 yi3 dai4 ren2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

严yan2surname Yan 以yi3old variant of 以[yi3] 责ze2duty 己ji3self 宽kuan1surname Kuan 以yi3old variant of 以[yi3] 待dai4to stay 人ren2man