人之患在好為人師

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Chinese

man; person; people 's; him/her/it; this
misfortune; suffer (from illness); trouble
misfortune; suffer (from illness); trouble; danger; worry; to contract (a disease)
 
(located) at; in; exist
(located) at; in; exist; (before verbs) immediately involved in; right in the middle of doing
 
to be fond of teaching others; to like to be a master to others
trad. (人之患在好為人師/人之患在好爲人師) 好為人師/好爲人師
simp. (人之患在好为人师) 好为人师

Etymology

From Mencius:

孟子:「人之患在好為人師。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
孟子:「人之患在好为人师。」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: Mencius, c. 4th century BCE
Mèngzǐ yuē: “Rén zhī huàn zài hàowéirénshī.”
Mencius said, 'The evil of men is that they like to be teachers of others.'

Pronunciation


Proverb

人之患在好為人師

  1. it is bad to give unsolicited counsel or lectures