人必自侮而後人侮之

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Chinese

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man; person; people
certainly; must; will
certainly; must; will; necessarily
 
from; self; oneself
from; self; oneself; since
 
insult after that; then man; person; people insult 's; him/her/it; this
trad. (人必自侮而後人侮之) 而後
simp. (人必自侮而后人侮之) 而后
alternative forms 人必自侮然後人侮之人必自侮然后人侮之

Etymology

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From Mencius:

然後而後而後 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
然后而后而后 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: Mencius, c. 4th century BCE
rén , ránhòu rén zhī; jiā bì zì huǐ, érhòu rén huǐ zhī; guó bì zì fá, érhòu rén fá zhī. [Pinyin]
A man must first despise himself, and then others will despise him. A family must first destroy itself, and then others will destroy it. A State must first smite itself, and then others will smite it.

Pronunciation

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Proverb

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人必自侮而後人侮之

  1. One is humiliated by others always because one has brought humiliation upon oneself first.

See also

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