嚴以律己

严以律己
yányǐlǜjǐ
  1. to be strict with oneself (idiom)
  2. to demand a lot of oneself

CEDICT

Entry Composition

1 嚴 yán
  1. tight (closely sealed)
  2. stern
  3. strict
  4. rigorous
  5. severe
  6. father
2 以律 Yǐlǜ Eluid (son of Achim)
3 己 jǐ
  1. self
  2. oneself
  3. sixth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 shítiāngān
  4. sixth in order
  5. letter "F" or Roman "VI" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc
  6. hexa

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嚴於律己 yányúlǜjǐ to be strict with oneself