- a wise man looks after his own hide (idiom)
- to put one's own safety before matters of principle
Characters
- 明 (明): Ming Dynasty (1368-1644); surname Ming; Ming (c. 2000 BC), fourth of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God
- 哲 (哲): wise; a sage
- 保 (保): Bulgaria (abbr. for 保加利亞|保加利亚[Bao3 jia1 li4 ya4])
- 身 (身): body; life; oneself; personally; one's morality and conduct; the main part of a structure or body; pregnant; classifier for sets of clothes: suit, twinset; Kangxi radical 158
Resources
- Wiktionary: 明哲保身
- MDBG: 明哲保身
- Examples with 明哲保身 on Tatoeba
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