卑以自牧 — Chinese idiom
卑以自牧
bēi yǐ zì mù
Meaning
- to conduct oneself humbly; modest
Character by character
- 卑bēihumble, low, inferior; to despise
- 以yǐaccording to; so as to; because of; then
- 自zìself; private, personal; from
- 牧mùshepherd; to tend cattle
Idioms sharing a character
- 不卑不亢 bù bēi bù kàng
- 卑躬屈膝 bēi gōng qū xī
- 卑鄙无耻 bēi bǐ wú chǐ
- 卑鄙龌龊 bēi bǐ wò chuò
- 卑陋龌龊 bēi lòu wò chuò
- 男尊女卑 nán zūn nǚ bēi
- 一以贯之 yī yǐ guàn zhī
- 不以为然 bù yǐ wéi rán
- 不知所以 bù zhī suǒ yǐ
- 以一驭万 yǐ yī yù wàn
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