獨善其身 (duk6 sin1 kei4 san1) — keep one's own virtue to oneself in Cantonese | HKDictionary

dukˍ₆獨sinˉ¹善keiˎ₄其sanˉ¹身

简独善其身

Mandarin Pinyin: du2 shan4 qi2 shen1

Meaning of 獨善其身

nounkeep one's own virtue to oneself

nounmaintain personal integrity; be concerned only for oneself; keep one's distance; solitude is better than ill company; insular

noun與世浮沉

nounbeing neutral and staying out of trouble (idiom)

Characters in 獨善其身

uniquely; exclusively; creatively

be good at; be skilled in

used as rhetorical word to form a four-character expression

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