Meaning of 夫子自道
夫子自道 means to criticize others while inadvertently describing oneself; the pot calling the kettle black. Pronounced fū zǐ zì dào.
- to criticize others while inadvertently describing oneself; the pot calling the kettle black
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
pī批
píng评
bié别
rén人
lǎn懒
duò惰
，
qí其
shí实
shì是
fū夫
zǐ子
zì自
dào道
，
yīn因
wèi为
tā他
zì自
zuì己
lǎn最
懒
。
He criticized others for being lazy, but he was really describing himself, as he is the laziest of all.
Nǐ你
shuō说
bié别
rén人
bù不
dǒng懂
lǐ礼
mào貌
，
zhè这
jiǎn简
zhí直
shì是
fū夫
zǐ子
zì自
dào道
。
You say others don't understand manners, but that's simply the pot calling the kettle black.
Kǒng孔
zǐ子
shuō说
jūn君
zǐ子
yǒu有
sān三
dé德
ér而
zì自
jǐ己
bù不
néng能
，
zǐ子
gòng贡
biàn便
shuō说
tā他
shì是
fū夫
zǐ子
zì自
dào道
。
Confucius said a gentleman has three virtues that he himself lacked, whereupon Zigong said he was describing himself.
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