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他人に厳しく自分に甘い
たにんにきびしくじぶんにあまい
1. [exp,adj-i]
▶ hard on others but easy on oneself

Conjugations


History:
4. A 2018-06-12 06:38:34  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
G n-grams: 2366
  Comments:
Useful, I think.
3. A* 2018-06-12 05:55:42  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
in gg5 (甘い entry):
他人に厳しく自分に甘い be strict with others, but lenient on oneself
2. A* 2018-06-12 03:17:46  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
Slightly more hits for this version on twitter (I think I counted 12 past 24 hrs on twitter)
  Diff:
@@ -5 +5 @@
-<keb>人に厳しく自分に甘い</keb>
+<keb>他人に厳しく自分に甘い</keb>
@@ -8 +8 @@
-<reb>ひとにきびしくじぶんにあまい</reb>
+<reb>たにんにきびしくじぶんにあまい</reb>
1. A* 2018-06-12 03:15:11  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
https://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q13105358958
"英語で、「人に厳しく、自分に甘い」と言いたいのですが、どなたか、教えてください。よろしくお願いします。"
6 hits on twitter past 24 hrs (including "自分に甘く")
  Comments:
Not really more than the sum of its parts but an idiomatic expression I hear fairly often.

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