自以為得計

See also: 自以为得计

Chinese

		from; self; oneself from; self; oneself; since	to mistakenly believe; to be under the impression; to have thought that to mistakenly believe; to be under the impression; to have thought that; to assume	to have a well-planned scheme; to succeed in one's scheme; to suit to have a well-planned scheme; to succeed in one's scheme; to suit; to be what someone wants
trad. (自以為得計/自以爲得計)		自	以為/以爲	得計
simp. (自以为得计)		自	以为	得计

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zì yǐwéi déjì

  (Zhuyin): ㄗˋ ㄧˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄉㄜˊ ㄐㄧˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zì yǐwéi déjì
    • Zhuyin: ㄗˋ ㄧˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄉㄜˊ ㄐㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zìh yǐwéi déjì
    • Wade–Giles: tzŭ⁴ i³-wei² tê²-chi⁴
    • Yale: dz̀ yǐ-wéi dé-jì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyh yiiwei derjih
    • Palladius: цзы ивэй дэцзи (czy ivɛj dɛczi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩⁵¹ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯³⁵ tɤ³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵¹/

Idiom

自以為得計

1. To mistakenly think that one will ultimately succeed as the result of having accomplished only part of one's plan; because you won a single battle, you mistakenly think you will win the war.

   • 一切狡猾的人，不照科學態度辦事的人，自以為得計，自以為很聰明，其實都是最蠢的，都是沒有好結果的。 [MSC, trad.]
     一切狡猾的人，不照科学态度办事的人，自以为得计，自以为很聪明，其实都是最蠢的，都是没有好结果的。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 1942, 毛澤東 (Mao Zedong), 《整頓黨的作風》 (Rectify the Party's Style of Work), 《毛澤東選集》. English translation based on the Foreign Languages Press edition

     Yīqiè jiǎohuá de rén, bù zhào kēxué tàidù bànshì de rén, zì yǐwéi déjì, zì yǐwéi hěn cōngmíng, qíshí dōu shì zuì chǔn de, dōu shì méiyǒu hǎo jiéguǒ de. [Pinyin]

     All sly people, all those who do not have a scientific attitude in their work, fancy themselves resourceful and clever, but in fact they are most stupid and will come to no good.