己溺己饥 — “To feel personally responsible for the suffering of others”
己溺己饥 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to feel personally responsible for the suffering of others”. As if their distress were one's own fault and one's unavoidable duty to alleviate. Literally, “My drowning, my hunger”.
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What does 己溺己饥 mean?
己溺己饥 (jǐ nì jǐ jī) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to feel personally responsible for the suffering of others”.
How do you pronounce 己溺己饥?
己溺己饥 is pronounced jǐ nì jǐ jī in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 己溺己饥 literally mean?
Literally, 己溺己饥 means “My drowning, my hunger”. It is used to mean “to feel personally responsible for the suffering of others”.
What is the Chinese definition of 己溺己饥?
视人民的疾苦是由自己所造成，因此解除他们的痛苦是自己不可推卸的责任。