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Home / Idiom / 事必躬亲

to attend to everything personally

事必躬亲
shì bì gōng qīn
sh+ì·4th toneb+ì·4th toneg+ōng·1st toneq+īn·1st tone
Idiom
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
to practice what one preaches (idiom)身体力行shēn tǐ lì xíng(idiom) in deadly earnest; deadpan一本正经yī běn zhèng jīngconscientious · earnest · serious · to take seriously · to take to heart认真rèn zhēnhardworking · diligent勤奋qín fèn
Antonyms
to idle about游手好闲yóu shǒu hào xiánhappy to partake but not prepared to do any work (idiom) · all take and no give好吃懒做hào chī lǎn zuò