嚴以律己，寬以待人 (jim4 ji5 leot6 gei2 fun1 ji5 doi6 jan4) — to treat oneself strictly and others wi… in Cantonese

jimˎ₄嚴jiˏ₅以leotˍ₆律geiˊ²己，funˉ¹寬jiˏ₅以doiˍ₆待janˎ₄人

简严以律己，宽以待人

Mandarin Pinyin: yan2 yi3 lu:4 ji3 kuan1 yi3 dai4 ren2

Meaning of 嚴以律己，寬以待人

nounto treat oneself strictly and others with leniency

idiomBe strict with oneself and lenient with others; hold oneself to high standards but be tolerant of others.

idiomBe strict with oneself and lenient with others; hold oneself to a high standard but be tolerant of others.

idiomBe strict with oneself, but lenient with others.

keoiˏ₅佢jimˎ₄嚴jiˏ₅以leotˍ₆律gei2,己，funˉ¹寬jiˏ₅以doiˍ₆待jan4.人。

He is strict with himself and lenient with others.

gamˊ²咁zauˍ₆就jimˎ₄嚴jiˏ₅以leotˍ₆律gei2,己，funˉ¹寬jiˏ₅以doiˍ₆待jan4.人。

Then be strict with yourself and lenient with others.

ngoˏ₅我deiˍ₆哋jiu˗₃要jimˎ₄嚴jiˏ₅以leotˍ₆律gei2,己，funˉ¹寬jiˏ₅以doiˍ₆待jan4.人。

We should be strict with ourselves and lenient with others.

keoiˏ₅佢jatˉ¹一hoeng˗₃向jimˎ₄嚴jiˏ₅以leotˍ₆律gei2,己，funˉ¹寬jiˏ₅以doiˍ₆待jan4.人。

He has always been strict with himself and lenient with others.

niˉ¹呢zungˊ²種giu˗₃叫jimˎ₄嚴jiˏ₅以leotˍ₆律gei2,己，funˉ¹寬jiˏ₅以doiˍ₆待jan4.人。

This is called being strict with oneself and lenient with others.

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