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以小人之心，度君子之腹
yǐ xiǎo rén zhī xīn , duó jūn zǐ zhī fù
What 以小人之心，度君子之腹 means
- to gauge the heart of a gentleman with one's own mean measure (idiom)
The characters in 以小人之心，度君子之腹
- 以yǐto use; by means of; according to
- 小xiǎosmall; tiny; few
- 人rénperson; people
- 之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的; him; her
- 心xīnheart; mind; intention
- 度dùto pass; to spend (time); measure
- 君jūnmonarch; lord; gentleman
- 子zinoun suffix, as in 椅子
- 之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的; him; her
- 腹fùabdomen; stomach; belly
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