求人不如求己

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Chinese

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to seek; to look for; to request
to seek; to look for; to request; to demand; to beseech
 
man; person; people
to be not like; to be not equal to; to be not as good as
to be not like; to be not equal to; to be not as good as; cannot compare to; to be inferior to
 
to seek; to look for; to request
to seek; to look for; to request; to demand; to beseech
 
6th heavenly stem; self
trad. (求人不如求己) 不如
simp. #(求人不如求己) 不如

Pronunciation

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Proverb

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求人不如求己

  1. it's better to rely on yourself than on the help of others; if you want a thing done well, do it yourself