枉己正人 — Chinese Idiom
枉己正人 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to criticize or correct others while oneself is not upright, has significant flaws, or fails to practice what one preaches; to be hypocritical in pointing out others' faults without acknowledging one's own”.
枉己正人 Pronunciation and Pinyin
枉己正人 Character Breakdown
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More idioms starting with 枉
- wǎng枉shǐ使xīn心jī机to scheme in vain
- wǎng枉kān勘xū虚zhāo招extract a false confession
- wǎng枉kǒu口jiáo嚼shé舌maliciously spread rumors and stir up trouble
- wǎng枉kǒu口bá拔shé舌speak maliciously and spread rumors
- wǎng枉kǒu口kuáng诳shé舌speak falsely and deceitfully
- wǎng枉mò墨jiǎo矫shéng绳distort or violate established rules
- wǎng枉chǐ尺zhí直xún寻yield a little to gain much
- wǎng枉dān担xū虚míng名bear an empty name in vain
- wǎng枉qǔ曲zhí直còu凑stubbornly follow a rigid course
- wǎng枉fǎ法xùn徇sī私bend the law for personal gain
- wǎng枉fǎ法yíng营sī私bend the law for personal gain
- wǎng枉wù物nán难xiāo消Ill-gotten gains bring trouble
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What does 枉己正人 mean?
枉己正人 (wǎng jǐ zhèng rén) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to criticize or correct others while oneself is not upright, has significant flaws, or fails to practice what one preaches; to be hypocritical in pointing out others' faults without acknowledging one's own”.
How do you pronounce 枉己正人?
枉己正人 is pronounced wǎng jǐ zhèng rén in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 枉己正人?
枉：弯曲，不正；正：纠正。自己立脚不正，却要去纠正别人。