人之患在好為人師
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Chinese[edit]
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 | ||
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trad. (人之患在好為人師/人之患在好爲人師) | 人 | 之 | 患 | 在 | 好為人師/好爲人師 | |
simp. (人之患在好为人师) | 人 | 之 | 患 | 在 | 好为人师 |
Etymology[edit]
From Mencius:
Pronunciation[edit]
Proverb[edit]
人之患在好為人師
- it is bad to give unsolicited counsel or lectures