以小人之心，度君子之腹

Chinese
 
to use; according to; so as to; in order to; by; with; because; Israel (abbrev.)
 villain; person of low position 's; him/her/it; this heart; mind capacity; degree; standard
 
junzi; man of virtue; high-minded person; noble person; superior person
 's; him/her/it; this abdomen; stomach; belly
simp. and trad.
(以小人之心，度君子之腹)		 以 小人 之 心 ， 度 君子 之 腹
Literally: “to gauge the heart of a gentleman with one's own mean measure”.

Pronunciation
  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): yǐ xiǎorén zhī xīn, duó jūnzǐ zhī fù
    (Zhuyin): ㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓ ㄒㄧㄣ, ㄉㄨㄛˊ ㄐㄩㄣ ㄗˇ ㄓ ㄈㄨˋ
  • Cantonese (Jyutping): ji5 siu2 jan4 zi1 sam1, dok6 gwan1 zi2 zi1 fuk1
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Pinyin: yǐ xiǎorén zhī xīn, duó jūnzǐ zhī fù [Phonetic: yíxiǎorénzhīxīn,duójūnzǐzhīfù]
      • Zhuyin: ㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓ ㄒㄧㄣ, ㄉㄨㄛˊ ㄐㄩㄣ ㄗˇ ㄓ ㄈㄨˋ
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yyi sheauren jy shin, dwo jiuntzyy jy fuh
      • IPA (key): /i²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʐən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ tu̯ɔ³⁵ t͡ɕyn⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ fu⁵¹/
  • Cantonese
    • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
      • Jyutping: ji5 siu2 jan4 zi1 sam1, dok6 gwan1 zi2 zi1 fuk1
      • Yale: yíh síu yàhn jī sām, dohk gwān jí jī fūk
      • Cantonese Pinyin: ji5 siu2 jan4 dzi1 sam1, dok9 gwan1 dzi2 dzi1 fuk7
      • Guangdong Romanization: yi5 xiu2 yen4 ji1 sem1, dog6 guen1 ji2 ji1 fug1
      • IPA (key): /jiː¹³ siːu̯³⁵ jɐn²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ sɐm⁵⁵ tɔːk̚² kʷɐn⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ fʊk̚⁵/

Proverb

以小人之心，度君子之腹

  1. to be cynical; to be skeptical of the integrity, sincerity, or motives of others
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