与人方便，自己方便 — “To provide convenience for others is to provide convenience for oneself”
与人方便，自己方便 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “When you make things convenient for others, you are also making things convenient for yourself; help others and you help yourself”. Literally, “To provide convenience for others is to provide convenience for oneself”.
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More idioms starting with 与
- yǔ与shì世fǔ俯yǎng仰conform to prevailing customs
- yǔ与shì世yǎn偃yǎng仰conform to the ways of the world
- yǔ与shì世tuī推yí移adapt to changing circumstances
- yǔ与shì世wú无zhēng争not contend with the world
- yǔ与shì世chén沉fú浮drift with the world
- yǔ与shì世fú浮chén沉drift with the tide
- yǔ与shì世cháng长cí辞depart from this world forever
- yǔ与shì世gé隔jué绝isolated from the world
- yǔ与shì世mí靡zhēng争avoid worldly strife
- yǔ与rén人wéi为shàn善be kind and helpful to others
- yǔ与zhòng众bù不tóng同to be unique
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What does 与人方便，自己方便 mean?
与人方便，自己方便 (yǔ rén fāng biàn ， zì jǐ fāng biàn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “When you make things convenient for others, you are also making things convenient for yourself; help others and you help yourself”.
How do you pronounce 与人方便，自己方便?
与人方便，自己方便 is pronounced yǔ rén fāng biàn ， zì jǐ fāng biàn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 与人方便，自己方便 literally mean?
Literally, 与人方便，自己方便 means “to provide convenience for others is to provide convenience for oneself”. It is used to mean “When you make things convenient for others, you are also making things convenient for yourself; help others and you help yourself”.
What is the Chinese definition of 与人方便，自己方便?
给他人便利，他人也会给自己便利。