以小人之心,度君子之腹 yǐ xiǎo rén zhī xīn , duó jūn zǐ zhī fù

DEFINITIONS

  1. to gauge the heart of a gentleman with one's own mean measure (idiom)

CHARACTERS

以 yǐ by means of; thereby, therefore; consider as; in order to
小 xiǎo small, tiny, insignificant
人 rén man; people; mankind; someone else
之 zhī marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
心 xīn heart; mind, intelligence; soul
度 duó degree, system; manner; to consider
君 jūn sovereign, monarch, ruler, chief, prince
子 zǐ offspring, child; fruit, seed of; 1st terrestrial branch
之 zhī marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
腹 fù stomach, belly, abdomen; inside