| 以小人之心，度君子之腹 |
yǐ xiǎo rén zhī xīn , duó jūn zǐ zhī fù |
to gauge the heart of a gentleman with one's own mean measure (idiom) |
| 以 |
yǐ |
old variant of 以 |
| 以 |
yǐ |
old variant of 以 |
| 以 |
Yǐ |
abbr. for Israel 以色列 |
| 以 |
yǐ |
to use / by means of / according to / in order to / because of / at (a certain date or place) |
| 小 |
xiǎo |
small / tiny / few / young |
| 小人 |
xiǎo rén |
person of low social status (old) / I, me (used to refer humbly to oneself) / nasty person / vile character |
| 人 |
rén |
person; people / CL:个,位 |
| 之 |
zhī |
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的) / him / her / it |
| 心 |
xīn |
heart / mind / intention / center / core / CL:颗,个 |
| 度 |
dù |
to pass / to spend (time) / measure / limit / extent / degree of intensity / degree (angles, temperature etc) / kilowatt-hour / classifier for events and occurrences |
| 度 |
duó |
to estimate / Taiwan pr. [duo4] |
| 君 |
jūn |
monarch / lord / gentleman / ruler |
| 君子 |
jūn zǐ |
nobleman / person of noble character |
| 子 |
zǐ |
son / child / seed / egg / small thing / 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat / viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 / ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) / subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub- |
| 子 |
zi |
noun suffix, as in 椅子 "chair" |
| 之 |
zhī |
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的) / him / her / it |
| 腹 |
fù |
abdomen / stomach / belly |