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keep out of harm by discretion; (often referring to people who avoid fighting even on matters of principle in order to protect themselves) be worldly-wise and play safe; an attitude to shirk principled struggle so as to protect one's personal interest and keep oneself from incurring troubles

míng zhé bǎo shēn

明 哲 保 身

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derogkeep out of harm by discretion; (often referring to people who avoid fighting even on matters of principle in order to protect themselves) be worldly-wise and play safe; an attitude to shirk principled struggle so as to protect one's personal interest and keep oneself from incurring troubles
- míng zhé bǎo shēn shì zì yóu zhǔ yì de biǎo xiàn
  明哲保身是自由主义的表现。
  To be wordly-wise and play safe is the manifestations of liberalism.
- yà zhōu cóng zhè chǎng jīn róng fēng bào zhōng míng zhé bǎo shēn de tóng huà zài shàng zhōu wán quán pò miè le
  亚洲从这场金融风暴中明哲保身的童话在上周完全破灭了。
  Any lingering fantasy that Asia could insulate itself from the storm raging through the rest of the world was swept aside last week.

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