Self use is small
The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Z ì y ò ngz é Xi ǎ o, which means subjective and arbitrary, can't do great things. It's from the book of history, Zhonghui's Gao.
The origin of Idioms
According to the book of history, Zhonghui's Gao: "if you ask questions well, you will be rich; if you use yourself, you will be small."
Idiom usage
Used as a predicate or attributive; used to admonish.
Chinese PinYin : zì yòng zé xiǎo
Self use is small
conference dealing with peace-time matters. yī shāng zhī huì
make no distinction between what 's one 's own and what 's another 's. bù fēn bǐ cǐ
generous outside but scheming inside. wài kuān nèi shēn
There is no general in Shu, Liao Hua is a pioneer. shǔ zhōng wú dàjiàng,liào huà zuò xiānfēng