Dōng
guō
xiān
shēng

idiom

Meaning of 东郭先生

东郭先生 means one who shows kindness to bad people; a naive person who blindly helps villains. Pronounced Dōng guō xiān shēng.

  • one who shows kindness to bad people; a naive person who blindly helps villains

Definitions & Examples

yào
zuò
Dōng
guō
xiān
shēng
 
duì
rén
rén
jiù
shì
duì
cán
rěn
 

Don't be a Master Dongguo—showing mercy to enemies is cruelty to yourself.

zhēn
shì
Dōng
guō
xiān
shēng
 
rán
tóng
qíng
piàn
zi
 

He is truly a naive soft touch, actually sympathizing with that swindler.

Zài
zhè
de
shè
huì
 
dāng
Dōng
guō
xiān
shēng
shì
méi
yǒu
hǎo
xià
chǎng
de
 

In this complicated society, being a Master Dongguo leads to no good end.