| 独善其身 |
dú shàn qí shēn |
(idiom) (originally, in Mencius) to cultivate one's moral character in solitude; (modern sense) to look after only one's own interests |
| 独 |
dú |
alone / independent / single / sole / only |
| 善 |
shàn |
good (virtuous) / benevolent / well-disposed / good at sth / to improve or perfect |
| 其 |
qí |
his / her / its / their / that / such / it (refers to sth preceding it) |
| 身 |
shēn |
body / life / oneself / personally / one's morality and conduct / the main part of a structure or body / pregnant / classifier for sets of clothes: suit, twinset / Kangxi radical 158 |