以小人之心，度君子之腹

Chinese

		to use; according to; so as to to use; according to; so as to; in order to; by; with; because; Israel (abbrev.)	scoundrel or villain; person of low position	's; him/her/it; this	heart; mind		capacity; degree; standard	junzi; man of virtue; high-minded person junzi; man of virtue; high-minded person; noble person; superior person	's; him/her/it; this	abdomen; stomach; belly
trad. (以小人之心，度君子之腹)		以	小人	之	心	，	度	君子	之	腹
simp. #(以小人之心，度君子之腹)		以	小人	之	心	，	度	君子	之	腹
Literally: “to gauge the heart of a gentleman with one's own mean measure”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yǐ xiǎorén zhī xīn, duó jūnzǐ zhī fù

  (Zhuyin): ㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓ ㄒㄧㄣ , ㄉㄨㄛˊ ㄐㄩㄣ ㄗˇ ㄓ ㄈㄨˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ji⁵ siu² jan⁴ zi¹ sam¹, dok⁶ gwan¹ zi² zi¹ fuk¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yǐ xiǎorén zhī xīn, duó jūnzǐ zhī fù [Phonetic: yíxiǎorénzhīxīn,duójūnzǐzhīfù]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓ ㄒㄧㄣ , ㄉㄨㄛˊ ㄐㄩㄣ ㄗˇ ㄓ ㄈㄨˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yǐ siǎorén jhih sin, duó jyunzǐh jhih fù
    • Wade–Giles: i³ hsiao³-jên² chih¹ hsin¹, to² chün¹-tzŭ³ chih¹ fu⁴
    • Yale: yǐ syǎu-rén jr̄ syīn-, dwó jyūn-dž jr̄ fù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yii sheauren jy shin, dwo jiuntzyy jy fuh
    • Palladius: и сяожэнь чжи синь, до цзюньцзы чжи фу (i sjaožɛnʹ čži sinʹ, do czjunʹczy čži fu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ tu̯ɔ³⁵ t͡ɕyn⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ fu⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ji⁵ siu² jan⁴ zi¹ sam¹, dok⁶ gwan¹ zi² zi¹ fuk¹
    • Yale: yíh síu yàhn jī sām, dohk gwān jí jī fūk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ji⁵ siu² jan⁴ dzi¹ sam¹, dok⁹ gwan¹ dzi² dzi¹ fuk⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: yi⁵ xiu² yen⁴ ji¹ sem¹, dog⁶ guen¹ ji² ji¹ fug¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiː¹³ siːu̯³⁵ jɐn²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ sɐm⁵⁵ tɔːk̚² kʷɐn⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ fʊk̚⁵/

Proverb

1. to be cynical; to be skeptical of the integrity, sincerity, or motives of others