严以责己宽以待人

Traditional form:

嚴以責己寬以待人

Pinyin (reading):

yányǐzéjǐkuānyǐdàirén

Definitions:

• to be severe with oneself and lenient with others (idiom)

Characters:

• 严 - strict, rigorous, rigid; stern
• 以 - according to; so as to; because of; then
• 责 - one's responsibility, duty
• 己 - self, oneself; personal, private; 6th heavenly stem
• 宽 - broad, spacious, vast, wide
• 以 - according to; so as to; because of; then
• 待 - to entertain, to receive, to treat; to delay, to wait
• 人 - man, person; people

Traditional characters:

• 嚴 - strict, rigorous, rigid; stern
• 以 - according to; so as to; because of; then
• 責 - one's responsibility, duty
• 己 - self, oneself; personal, private; 6th heavenly stem
• 寬 - broad, spacious, vast, wide
• 以 - according to; so as to; because of; then
• 待 - to entertain, to receive, to treat; to delay, to wait
• 人 - man, person; people