责备贤者 — “To find fault with a virtuous or capable person”
责备贤者 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to find fault with a virtuous or capable person”. To criticize someone who is generally considered good or talented, often implying that the criticism is unwarranted or holds them to an impossibly high standard. Literally, “Blame the virtuous; criticize the worthy”.
责备贤者 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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- zé责wú无páng旁dài贷unshirkable duty
- zé责yǒu有suǒ所guī归responsibility has its attribution
- zé责yǒu有yōu攸guī归Responsibility belongs where it lies
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What does 责备贤者 mean?
责备贤者 (zé bèi xián zhě) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to find fault with a virtuous or capable person”.
How do you pronounce 责备贤者?
责备贤者 is pronounced zé bèi xián zhě in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 责备贤者 literally mean?
Literally, 责备贤者 means “Blame the virtuous; criticize the worthy”. It is used to mean “to find fault with a virtuous or capable person”.
What is the Chinese definition of 责备贤者?
责备：批评指摘；贤者：有才德的人。对好人的要求指摘。指出有才德有声望的人的缺点