Meaning of 明哲保身
明哲保身 means original meaning: a wise person stays away from situations that might endanger them; modern meaning: to be non-committal on matters of principle to avoid making mistakes or harming one's own interests. Pronounced míng zhé bǎo shēn.
- original meaning: a wise person stays away from situations that might endanger them
- modern meaning: to be non-committal on matters of principle to avoid making mistakes or harming one's own interests
Definitions & Examples
Gǔ古
yǔ语
yǒu有
yún云
：
『『
míng明
zhé哲
bǎo保
shēn身
，
jí急
liú流
yǒng勇
tuì退
』』
。
As the old saying goes, 'A wise man preserves himself by withdrawing from danger.'
Zài在
luàn乱
shì世
zhī之
zhōng中
，
tā他
xuǎn选
zé择
le了
míng明
zhé哲
bǎo保
shēn身
，
yǐn隐
jū居
shān山
lín林
。
In times of turmoil, he chose to preserve himself by living in seclusion in the mountains.
Relations
Antonyms
捋虎须 / 捋虎鬚惹火烧身 / 引火燒身捅马蜂窝 / 捅馬蜂窩玩火自焚殃及池鱼 / 殃及池魚引火烧身仗义执言 / 仗义執言找病见义勇为 / 見義勇為城门失火，殃及池鱼 / 城門失火，殃及池魚从井救人 / 從井救人飞蛾投火 / 飛蛾投火覆巢无完卵 / 覆巢無完卵陪绑 / 陪綁作法自毙 / 作法自斃不平则鸣 / 不平則鳴飞蛾扑火 / 飛蛾投火渐染 / 漸染惹是非作茧自缚 / 作繭自縛池鱼之殃 / 池魚之殃肝脑涂地 / 肝腦塗地舍死忘生 / 捨死忘生同流合污疾恶如仇 / 疾惡如仇见危授命 / 見危授命惹事守望相助送死如蚁附膻 / 如蟻附膻舍生忘死 / 捨生忘死攀龙附凤 / 攀龍附鳳责无旁贷 / 責無旁貸开门揖盗 / 開門揖盜视死如归 / 視死如歸