严以责己宽以待人

yán yǐ zé jǐ kuān yǐ dài rén

to be severe with oneself and lenient with others (idiom)

严

yán

tight (closely sealed)

以

yǐ

abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]

责

zé

duty

己

jǐ

self

宽

kuān

wide

以

yǐ

abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]

待

dài

to wait

人

rén

person; people