好為人師
Chinese edit
good; well; be fond of | because of; for; to because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become |
man; person; people | a division (milit.); teacher; master a division (milit.); teacher; master; expert; model | ||
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trad. (好為人師/好爲人師) | 好 | 為/爲 | 人 | 師 | |
simp. (好为人师) | 好 | 为 | 人 | 师 |
Etymology edit
From Mencius; see 人之患在好為人師/人之患在好为人师 (rén zhī huàn zài hàowéirénshī).
Pronunciation edit
Idiom edit
好為人師
- to be fond of teaching others; to like to be a master to others
- 科學的態度是「實事求是」,「自以為是」和「好為人師」那樣狂妄的態度是決不能解決問題的。 [MSC, trad.]
- From: 1940, 毛澤東 (Mao Zedong), 《新民主主義論》 (On New Democracy), 《毛澤東選集》. English translation based on the Foreign Languages Press edition
- Kēxué de tàidù shì “shíshìqiúshì”, “zìyǐwéishì” hé “hàowéirénshī” nàyàng kuángwàng de tàidù shì jué bùnéng jiějué wèntí de. [Pinyin]
- To "seek truth from facts" is the scientific approach, and presumptuously to claim infallibility and lecture people will never settle anything.
科学的态度是「实事求是」,「自以为是」和「好为人师」那样狂妄的态度是决不能解决问题的。 [MSC, simp.]