one loves what is his own
As a Chinese idiom, the Pinyin is Xi ǎǎǒ uz ì zh ē n, which means that although things are inferior, they regard themselves as treasures. It comes from Li Shan of Tang Dynasty.
The origin of Idioms
Li Shan, Tang Dynasty, wrote in the table of selected notes on Shangshang: "to cherish oneself, to know falsehood by hiding stones."
Idiom usage
To cherish one's own things is to cherish one's own life. The 14th volume of Lang Qian Ji Wen by Chen Kangqi in Qing Dynasty
Analysis of Idioms
Synonym: I love myself
one loves what is his own
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