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見賢思齊

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Chinese

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to see; to meet; to appear
to see; to meet; to appear; to interview
 
worthy (person) to think; to consider
even; neat; identical
even; neat; identical; ready; to make even; simultaneously; place name
 
trad. (見賢思齊)
simp. (见贤思齐)

Etymology

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From the Analects, Book 4 (《論語·里仁》):

子曰:「見賢思齊自省。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
子曰:「见贤思齐自省。」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
Zǐyuē: “Jiàn xián sī qí yān, jiàn bù xián ér nèi zìxǐng yě.” [Pinyin]
The Master said, "When we see men of worth, we should think of equaling them; when we see men of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves."

Pronunciation

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Idiom

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見賢思齊

  1. to see a virtuous person and think of following their example