严以律己 — Chinese idiom
严以律己
yán yǐ lǜ jǐ
Traditional: 嚴以律己
Meaning
- to be strict with oneself
- to demand a lot of oneself
Character by character
- 严yánstrict, rigorous, rigid; stern
- 以yǐaccording to; so as to; because of; then
- 律lǜstatute, principle, regulation
- 己jǐself, oneself; personal, private; 6th heavenly ste
Idioms sharing a character
- 严惩不贷 yán chéng bù dài
- 严丝合缝 yán sī hé fèng
- 义正辞严 yì zhèng cí yán
- 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
- 以假乱真 yǐ jiǎ luàn zhēn
- 以债养债 yǐ zhài yǎng zhài
- 以儆效尤 yǐ jǐng xiào yóu
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