以小人之心，度君子之腹

Traditional form:

以小人之心，度君子之腹

Pinyin (reading):

yǐxiǎorénzhīxīn,duójūnzǐzhīfù

Definitions:

• to gauge the heart of a gentleman with one's own mean measure (idiom)

Characters:

• 以 - according to; so as to; because of; then
• 小 - small, tiny, insignificant
• 人 - man, person; people
• 之 - marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to
• 心 - heart; mind; soul
• 度 - degree, system; manner; to consider
• 君 - sovereign, ruler, prince, monarch, chief
• 子 - son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing
• 之 - marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to
• 腹 - stomach, belly, abdomen; inside

Traditional characters:

• 以 - according to; so as to; because of; then
• 小 - small, tiny, insignificant
• 人 - man, person; people
• 之 - marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to
• 心 - heart; mind; soul
• 度 - degree, system; manner; to consider
• 君 - sovereign, ruler, prince, monarch, chief
• 子 - son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing
• 之 - marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to
• 腹 - stomach, belly, abdomen; inside