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明哲保身
 
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míng zhé bǎo shēn
  • a wise man looks after his own hide (idiom)
  • to put one's own safety before matters of principle

明哲保身 míng zhé bǎo shēn

明哲保身
1 明达事理、洞见时势的人,不参与会带给自己危险的事。语本《诗经.大雅.烝民》:「既明且哲,以保其身。」后亦指为了个人得失而丧失原则的庸俗处世态度。明.梁辰鱼《浣纱记.第一二出》:「但大仇既报,吾愿已毕。今欲飘然去国,明哲保身,省得落于奸臣之手。」

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