a wise man looks after his own hide (idiom); to put one's own safety before matters of principle
Characters in this word
4明
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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
- Pinyin
- Míng
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 4563 of 2500
哲
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wise, a sage
- Pinyin
- zhé
- Strokes
- 10
- Frequency
- 19172 of 2500
保
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Bulgaria (abbr. for 保加利亞|保加利亚[Bao3 jia1 li4 ya4])
- Pinyin
- Bǎo
- Strokes
- 9
- Frequency
- 8049 of 2500
身
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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
- Pinyin
- shēn
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 3095 of 2500