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闻过则喜

wén guò zé xǐ

4-character word Traditional 聞過則喜

What 闻过则喜 means

1. to accept criticism gladly (humble expr.)
2. to be happy when one's errors are pointed out

The characters in 闻过则喜

• 闻wénto hear; news; well-known
• 过guòto cross; to go over; to pass (time)
• 则zé(literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then…
• 喜xǐto be fond of; to like; to enjoy