敬人自敬，薄人自薄敬人自敬，薄人自薄敬人自敬，薄人自薄

respect others and you respect yourself; belittle others and you belittle yourself

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: How you treat others reflects on you, so you should treat people with respect. Approving advice.

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Simplified: 敬人自敬，薄人自薄
Pinyin: jìng rén zì jìng, bó rén zì bó
Pinyin (Taiwan): jìng rén zì jìng, báo rén zì báo
Bopomofo: ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄗˋ ㄐㄧㄥˋ，ㄅㄠˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄗˋ ㄅㄠˊ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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