反躬自問

反躬自问
fǎngōngzìwèn
  1. introspection
  2. to ask oneself

CEDICT

to ask oneself; to examine oneself; to examine one's conscience

Wiktionary

反過來責問自己。也作「反躬自責」。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 反躬 fǎngōng
  1. (literary) to examine oneself; to self-reflect
  2. to examine oneself; to self-reflect
2 自問 zìwèn
  1. to ask oneself; to search one's soul
  2. to reach a conclusion after weighing a matter

Related entries

內省 nèixǐng
  1. to reflect upon oneself
  2. introspection
自省 zìxǐng
  1. to examine oneself
  2. to reflect on one's shortcomings
  3. introspection
  4. self-awareness
  5. self-criticism
反觀 fǎnguān
  1. by contrast
  2. but as for this...
  3. viewed from another angle
  4. subjectively
  5. introspection