rectify others and forget oneself
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is w ǎ NGJ ǐ zh è NgR é n, which means you are not right, but you have to correct others. From Mencius, wanzhangshang.
The origin of Idioms
Mencius wanzhangshang: "I haven't heard of the person who wrongs himself and corrects others."
Idiom usage
It refers to correcting others when one's position is not right.
rectify others and forget oneself
be completely at a loss as in a fog - duò yún wù zhōng
follow suit without knowing why - ǎi rén kàn chǎng
be soaked in a dark liquid without becoming back - niè ér bù zī
Things will return to the extreme - wù jí bì fǎn