{"path":"/entry/97915","title":"见贤思齐 / 見賢思齊 (jiàn xián sī qí) — Chinese Dictionary | Flashbao","description":"见贤思齐 / 見賢思齊 (jiàn xián sī qí): see a worthy, think to imitate (idiom, from Analects) · emulate the virtuous. Explore meanings, example sentences and vocabulary decks.","catalog":null,"deck":null,"entry":{"reading":{"id":97915,"orthography":{"forms":{"SIMPLIFIED":["见贤思齐"],"TRADITIONAL":["見賢思齊"]}},"phonetic":"jiàn xián sī qí","phoneticKey":"jian4 xian2 si1 qi2","meanings":{"primary":[{"qualifier":null,"synonyms":[{"segments":[{"dim":false,"runs":[{"kind":"TEXT","text":"see a worthy, think to imitate ","orthography":null,"phonetic":null,"phoneticKey":null,"readingId":null}]},{"dim":true,"runs":[{"kind":"TEXT","text":"(idiom, from Analects)","orthography":null,"phonetic":null,"phoneticKey":null,"readingId":null}]}]},{"segments":[{"dim":false,"runs":[{"kind":"TEXT","text":"emulate the virtuous","orthography":null,"phonetic":null,"phoneticKey":null,"readingId":null}]}]}]},{"qualifier":null,"synonyms":[{"segments":[{"dim":false,"runs":[{"kind":"TEXT","text":"Follow the example of a virtuous and wise teacher.","orthography":null,"phonetic":null,"phoneticKey":null,"readingId":null}]}]}]}],"additional":[],"notes":[],"variantMeanings":[]},"classifiers":[],"pos":["VERB"],"frequency":null,"grammar":[],"spokenPhonetic":null},"otherReadings":[],"examples":[],"carriedReadings":[],"constructions":[],"status":null,"due":null,"reps":null,"lapses":null,"lastReview":null,"senses":[],"origins":[{"literal":null,"content":[{"type":"paragraph","text":{"simplified":"From the Analects, Book 4 (《論語·里仁》)","traditional":null}}],"examples":[{"text":{"simplified":"子曰：「见贤思齐焉，见不贤而内自省也。」","traditional":"子曰：「見賢思齊焉，見不賢而內自省也。」"},"phonetic":"Zǐyuē: “Jiàn xián sī qí yān, jiàn bù xián ér nèi zìxǐng yě.”","english":"The Master said, \"When we see men of worth, we should think of equaling them; when we see men of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves.\"","ref":"The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version"}],"senseScoped":false}],"decks":[{"id":27,"sourceName":"Chengyu","name":"Chengyu"}],"vocabularyScale":null,"vocabularyLevel":null}}