人必自侮,而后人侮 人必自侮,而後人侮 人必自侮,而後人侮

a person must first insult himself, and then others insult him

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning
Others only disrespect you after you have shown no self-respect. It comes from Mencius.
Simplified
人必自侮,而后人侮
Traditional (Taiwan)
人必自侮,而後人侮
Pinyin
rén bì zì wǔ, ér hòurén wǔ
Bopomofo
ㄖㄣˊ ㄅㄧˋ ㄗˋ ㄨˇ,ㄦˊ ㄏㄡˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄨˇ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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