人之患在好為人師

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Chinese

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man; person; people 's; him/her/it; this
misfortune; suffer (from illness); trouble
misfortune; suffer (from illness); trouble; danger; worry; to contract (a disease)
 
(located) at; in; exist
(located) at; in; exist; (before verbs) immediately involved in; right in the middle of doing
 
to be fond of teaching others; to like to be a master to others
trad. (人之患在好為人師/人之患在好爲人師) 好為人師/好爲人師
simp. (人之患在好为人师) 好为人师

Etymology

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From Mencius:

孟子:「人之患在好為人師。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
孟子:「人之患在好为人师。」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: Mencius, c. 4th century BCE
Mèngzǐ yuē: “Rén zhī huàn zài hàowéirénshī.” [Pinyin]
Mencius said, 'The evil of men is that they like to be teachers of others.'

Pronunciation

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Proverb

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人之患在好為人師

  1. it is bad to give unsolicited counsel or lectures