獨善其身

Simplified: 独善其身

dúshànqíshēn ㄉㄨˊ ㄕㄢˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄕㄣ

    • (originally, in Mencius) to cultivate one's moral character in solitude (modern sense) to look after only one's own interests

      idiom

Character by character

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