"人必自侮而後人侮之" meaning in Chinese

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        "1": "夫{fú} 人 必 自 侮，然後 人 侮 之；家 必 自 毀，而後 人 毀 之；國 必 自 伐，而後 人 伐 之。",
        "2": "A man must first despise himself, and then others will despise him. A family must first destroy itself, and then others will destroy it. A State must first smite itself, and then others will smite it.",
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      "expansion": "夫人必自侮，然後人侮之；家必自毀，而後人毀之；國必自伐，而後人伐之。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]夫人必自侮，然后人侮之；家必自毁，而后人毁之；国必自伐，而后人伐之。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]\nFrom: Mencius, c. 4ᵗʰ century BCE\nFú rén bì zì wǔ, ránhòu rén wǔ zhī; jiā bì zì huǐ, érhòu rén huǐ zhī; guó bì zì fá, érhòu rén fá zhī. [Pinyin]\nA man must first despise himself, and then others will despise him. A family must first destroy itself, and then others will destroy it. A State must first smite itself, and then others will smite it.",
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  "etymology_text": "From Mencius:\n:\n夫人必自侮，然後人侮之；家必自毀，而後人毀之；國必自伐，而後人伐之。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]夫人必自侮，然后人侮之；家必自毁，而后人毁之；国必自伐，而后人伐之。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]\nFrom: Mencius, c. 4ᵗʰ century BCE\nFú rén bì zì wǔ, ránhòu rén wǔ zhī; jiā bì zì huǐ, érhòu rén huǐ zhī; guó bì zì fá, érhòu rén fá zhī. [Pinyin]\nA man must first despise himself, and then others will despise him. A family must first destroy itself, and then others will destroy it. A State must first smite itself, and then others will smite it.",
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        "One is humiliated by others always because one has brought humiliation upon oneself first."
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          "roman": "rén bì zìzhòng érhòu rén zhòng zhī",
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          "roman": "rén bì zìzhòng érhòu rén zhòng zhī",
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      "zh-pron": "ㄖㄣˊ ㄅㄧˋ ㄗˋ ㄨˇ ㄦˊ ㄏㄡˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄨˇ ㄓ"
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        "Wade-Giles"
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        "Palladius"
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ʐən³⁵ pi⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sz̩⁵¹ u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ xoʊ̯⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/",
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        "Cantonese",
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      "zh-pron": "jan⁴ bit⁷ dzi⁶ mou⁵ ji⁴ hau⁶ jan⁴ mou⁵ dzi¹"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yen⁴ bid¹ ji⁶ mou⁵ yi⁴ heo⁶ yen⁴ mou⁵ ji¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɐn²¹ piːt̚⁵ t͡siː²² mou̯¹³ jiː²¹ hɐu̯²² jɐn²¹ mou̯¹³ t͡siː⁵⁵/",
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      "ipa": "/jɐn²¹ piːt̚⁵ t͡siː²² mou̯¹³ jiː²¹ hɐu̯²² jɐn²¹ mou̯¹³ t͡siː⁵⁵/"
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  "word": "人必自侮而後人侮之"
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        "1": "夫{fú} 人 必 自 侮，然後 人 侮 之；家 必 自 毀，而後 人 毀 之；國 必 自 伐，而後 人 伐 之。",
        "2": "A man must first despise himself, and then others will despise him. A family must first destroy itself, and then others will destroy it. A State must first smite itself, and then others will smite it.",
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      "expansion": "夫人必自侮，然後人侮之；家必自毀，而後人毀之；國必自伐，而後人伐之。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]夫人必自侮，然后人侮之；家必自毁，而后人毁之；国必自伐，而后人伐之。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]\nFrom: Mencius, c. 4ᵗʰ century BCE\nFú rén bì zì wǔ, ránhòu rén wǔ zhī; jiā bì zì huǐ, érhòu rén huǐ zhī; guó bì zì fá, érhòu rén fá zhī. [Pinyin]\nA man must first despise himself, and then others will despise him. A family must first destroy itself, and then others will destroy it. A State must first smite itself, and then others will smite it.",
      "name": "zh-x"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄖㄣˊ ㄅㄧˋ ㄗˋ ㄨˇ ㄦˊ ㄏㄡˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄨˇ ㄓ"
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      "zh-pron": "jên² pi⁴ tzŭ⁴-wu³ êrh²-hou⁴ jên² wu³ chih¹"
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        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "ren bih tzyhwuu erlhow ren wuu jy"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ʐən³⁵ pi⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sz̩⁵¹ u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ xoʊ̯⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/",
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      "zh-pron": "jan⁴ bit⁷ dzi⁶ mou⁵ ji⁴ hau⁶ jan⁴ mou⁵ dzi¹"
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
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      "zh-pron": "yen⁴ bid¹ ji⁶ mou⁵ yi⁴ heo⁶ yen⁴ mou⁵ ji¹"
    },
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      "ipa": "/jɐn²¹ piːt̚⁵ t͡siː²² mou̯¹³ jiː²¹ hɐu̯²² jɐn²¹ mou̯¹³ t͡siː⁵⁵/",
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      "ipa": "/ʐən³⁵ pi⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sz̩⁵¹ u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ xoʊ̯⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɐn²¹ piːt̚⁵ t͡siː²² mou̯¹³ jiː²¹ hɐu̯²² jɐn²¹ mou̯¹³ t͡siː⁵⁵/"
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  "word": "人必自侮而後人侮之"
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