長他人志氣，滅自己威風

See also: 长他人志气，灭自己威风

Chinese

		long; length; forever long; length; forever; always; constantly; chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop	another person; other people; others	aspiration; ambition; spirit aspiration; ambition; spirit; backbone; resolve		extinguish	self; oneself; by oneself	awe-inspiring grandeur; majestic demeanor; majestic and awe-inspiring
trad. (長他人志氣，滅自己威風)		長	他人	志氣	，	滅	自己	威風
simp. (长他人志气，灭自己威风)		长	他人	志气	，	灭	自己	威风

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhǎng tārén zhìqì, miè zìjǐ wēifēng

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄤˇ ㄊㄚ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓˋ ㄑㄧˋ , ㄇㄧㄝˋ ㄗˋ ㄐㄧˇ ㄨㄟ ㄈㄥ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhǎng tārén zhìqì, miè zìjǐ wēifēng
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄤˇ ㄊㄚ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓˋ ㄑㄧˋ , ㄇㄧㄝˋ ㄗˋ ㄐㄧˇ ㄨㄟ ㄈㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhǎng tarén jhìhcì, miè zìhjǐ weifong
    • Wade–Giles: chang³ tʻa¹-jên² chih⁴-chʻi⁴, mieh⁴ tzŭ⁴-chi³ wei¹-fêng¹
    • Yale: jǎng tā-rén jr̀-chì-, myè dz̀-jǐ wēi-fēng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jaang taren jyhchih, mieh tzyhjii ueifeng
    • Palladius: чжан тажэнь чжици, ме цзыцзи вэйфэн (čžan tažɛnʹ čžici, me czyczi vɛjfɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰä⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹⁻⁵³ mi̯ɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sz̩⁵¹ t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯⁵⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵/

Idiom

長他人志氣，滅自己威風

1. to help the opposition's aspirations, while undermining one's own power and prestige; aiding the enemy