自以為得計

See also: 自以为得计

Chinese

from; self; oneself
from; self; oneself; since
 
to mistakenly believe; to be under the impression; to have thought that
to mistakenly believe; to be under the impression; to have thought that; to assume
 
to have a well-planned scheme; to succeed in one's scheme; to suit
to have a well-planned scheme; to succeed in one's scheme; to suit; to be what someone wants
 
trad. (自以為得計/自以爲得計) 自 以為/以爲 得計
simp. (自以为得计) 自 以为 得计

Etymology

From a famous epigraph written by Han Yu:

此宜禽獸夷狄所不忍爲，而其人自視以爲得計，聞子厚之風，亦可以少媿矣。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
此宜禽兽夷狄所不忍为，而其人自视以为得计，闻子厚之风，亦可以少愧矣。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]
From: 820, 韓愈 (Han Yu), 《柳子厚墓誌銘》(Epitaph for Liu Zongyuan)
Cǐ yí qínshòu yídí suǒ bùrěn wéi, ér qí rén zì shì yǐwéi déjì, wén Zǐhòu zhī fēng, yì kěyǐ shǎo kuì yǐ. [Pinyin]
Even birds and beasts and barbarians cannot bear to do such things, yet these men think themselves smart. They should learn a lesson from Tzu-hou's conduct and feel a modicum of shame.

Pronunciation

Idiom

自以為得計

  1. To mistakenly think that one will ultimately succeed as the result of having accomplished only part of one's plan; because you won a single battle, you mistakenly think you will win the war.
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