闻过则喜 in English wen2 guo4 ze2 xi3 Meaning

Meanings

  • to accept criticism gladly (humble expression)
  • to be happy when one's errors are pointed out

Simplified Characters

闻 过 则 喜

Traditional Characters

聞 過 則 喜

Pinyin

wen2 guo4 ze2 xi3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

闻wen2surname Wen 过guo4surname Guo 则ze2(conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but 喜xi3to be fond of