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明哲保身【míng zhé bǎo shēn】

a wise man looks after his own hide (idiom)
to put one's own safety before matters of principle

明哲保身【míng zhé bǎo shēn】

a wise man looks after his own hide (idiom)
to put one's own safety before matters of principle

明

HSK 11

含义bright, light, brilliant; clear

拼音míng

哲

HSK 6

含义wise, sagacious; wise man, sage

拼音zhé

保

HSK 32

含义protect, safeguard, defend, care

拼音bǎo

身

HSK 11

含义body; trunk, hull; Kangxi radical 158

拼音shēn