mǎn zhāo sǔn , qiān shòu yì

Traditional: 滿招損，謙受益

满招损，谦受益 (mǎn zhāo sǔn , qiān shòu yì) is a Chinese word meaning “(idiom) complacency leads to loss, modesty brings profit; pride comes before a fall”.

Meanings

  1. 1(idiom) complacency leads to loss, modesty brings profit
  2. 2pride comes before a fall

Characters in 满招损，谦受益

满mǎn · to fill招zhāo · to recruit损sǔn · (bound form) to decrease; to diminish谦qiān · modest受shòu · to receive益yì · benefit

Related words

受to receive接受to accept (a suggestion, punishment, bribe etc); to acquiesce满to fill满Manchu ethnic group享受to enjoy受到to receive (praise, an education, punishment etc); to be ...ed (praised, educated, punished etc)受伤to sustain injuries感受to sense受害者casualty充满full of招to recruit满意satisfied

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