嚴以律己，寬以待人

Chinese

		(air or water) tight; stern; serious (air or water) tight; stern; serious; strict; severe	to use; according to; so as to to use; according to; so as to; in order to; by; with; because; Israel (abbrev.)	law	6th heavenly stem; self		lenient; wide; broad	to use; according to; so as to to use; according to; so as to; in order to; by; with; because; Israel (abbrev.)	wait; treat; deal with wait; treat; deal with; need; about; intending to do something; stay; delay	man; person; people
trad. (嚴以律己，寬以待人)		嚴	以	律	己	，	寬	以	待	人
simp. (严以律己，宽以待人)		严	以	律	己	，	宽	以	待	人

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yán yǐ lǜ jǐ, kuān yǐ dài rén

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˊ ㄧˇ ㄌㄩˋ ㄐㄧˇ , ㄎㄨㄢ ㄧˇ ㄉㄞˋ ㄖㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jim⁴ ji⁵ leot⁶ gei², fun¹ ji⁵ doi⁶ jan⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yán yǐ lǜ jǐ, kuān yǐ dài rén
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˊ ㄧˇ ㄌㄩˋ ㄐㄧˇ , ㄎㄨㄢ ㄧˇ ㄉㄞˋ ㄖㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yán yǐ lyù jǐ, kuan yǐ dài rén
    • Wade–Giles: yen² i³ lü⁴ chi³, kʻuan¹ i³ tai⁴ jên²
    • Yale: yán yǐ lyù jǐ-, kwān yǐ dài rén
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yan yii liuh jii, kuan yii day ren
    • Palladius: янь и люй цзи, куань и дай жэнь (janʹ i ljuj czi, kuanʹ i daj žɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛn³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ ly⁵¹ t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰu̯än⁵⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ taɪ̯⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jim⁴ ji⁵ leot⁶ gei², fun¹ ji⁵ doi⁶ jan⁴
    • Yale: yìhm yíh leuht géi, fūn yíh doih yàhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jim⁴ ji⁵ loet⁹ gei², fun¹ ji⁵ doi⁶ jan⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: yim⁴ yi⁵ lêd⁶ géi², fun¹ yi⁵ doi⁶ yen⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiːm²¹ jiː¹³ lɵt̚² kei̯³⁵ fuːn⁵⁵ jiː¹³ tɔːi̯²² jɐn²¹/

Idiom

嚴以律己，寬以待人

1. to be strict with oneself and broad-minded towards others