以小人之心，度君子之腹 in English yi3 xiao3 ren2 zhi1 xin1 , duo2 jun1 zi3 zhi1 fu4 Meaning

Meanings

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

Pinyin

yi3 xiao3 ren2 zhi1 xin1 , duo2 jun1 zi3 zhi1 fu4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

以yi3old variant of 以[yi3] 小xiao3small 人ren2man 之zhi1(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) 心xin1heart ， 度du4to pass 君jun1monarch 子zi5son 之zhi1(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) 腹fu4abdomen