judge others by oneself; project one's own feelings onto others
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to judge others by oneself; to measure others' corn by one's own bushel; to project one's own thoughts or feelings onto others
neutralOften implies inappropriately applying one's own standards, feelings, or situations to others. Usually carries a negative connotation of subjectivity or lack of empathy. Contrast with 推己及人, which implies positive empathy.
Tā他
zǒng总
shì是
xǐ喜
huān欢
yǐ以
jǐ己
duó度
rén人
，
yǐ以
wéi为
suǒ所
yǒu有
rén人
dōu都
hé和
tā他
yī一
yàng样
kàn看
zhòng重
jīn金
qián钱
。
He always likes to judge others by himself, thinking everyone values money as much as he does.
Wǒ我
men们
bù不
yào要
yǐ以
jǐ己
duó度
rén人
，
yě也
xǔ许
tā他
bìng并
méi没
yǒu有
nà那
ge个
yì意
si思
。
Let's not project our own thoughts onto him; maybe he didn't mean that at all.
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Yǐ以
jǐ己
duó度
rén人
de的
xiǎng想
fǎ法
wǎng往
wǎng往
shì是
piàn片
miàn面
de的
。
The tendency to judge others by oneself is often one-sided.
Tā她
fàn犯
le了
yǐ以
jǐ己
duó度
rén人
de的
cuò错
wù误
，
wù误
yǐ以
wéi为
bié别
rén人
dōu都
zài在
jí嫉
dù妒
tā她
de的
chéng成
gōng功
。
She made the mistake of measuring others by herself, mistakenly thinking everyone was jealous of her success.