人必自侮然后人侮之

人必自侮而後人侮之
rénbìzìwǔérhòurénwǔzhī

One is humiliated by others always because one has brought humiliation upon oneself first.

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Entry Composition

1 人 rén person; people

classifiers: 個, 位
2 必 bì
  1. certainly
  2. must
  3. will
  4. necessarily
3 自 zì
  1. (bound form) self; oneself
  2. from; since
  3. naturally; as a matter of course
4 侮 wǔ
  1. to insult
  2. to ridicule
  3. to disgrace
5 然后 ránhòu then; after that; afterwards
6 人 rén person; people

classifiers: 個, 位
7 侮 wǔ
  1. to insult
  2. to ridicule
  3. to disgrace
8 之 zhī
  1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 de)
  2. him
  3. her
  4. it