嚴以律己，寬以待人 (jim4 ji5 leot6 gei2 fun1 ji5 doi6 jan4 | yan2 yi3 lv4 ji3 kuan1 yi3 dai4 ren2) : to treat oneself strictly and others with leniency

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嚴以律己，寬以待人

jim4 ji5 leot6 gei2 fun1 ji5 doi6 jan4

yan2 yi3 lv4 ji3 kuan1 yi3 dai4 ren2

to treat oneself strictly and others with leniency

Level: 4
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

嚴以律己，寬以待人 / 严以律己，宽以待人

This word has been viewed 2480 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by Michael 忠仔 on 15th Feb 2014 06:42 and last edited on 13th Jul 2014 20:29

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Characters in this word:

嚴 jim4 - strict; intense; tight
以 ji5 - by means of; because of
律 leot6 - statute; law; regulation
己 gei2 - oneself; one's own
， - (not in database)
寬 fun1 - wide; lenient; relax
以 ji5 - by means of; because of
待 doi6 - wait for; treat; entertain
人 jan4 - person; human being

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