事必躬亲

shì bì gōng qīn

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1. to attend to everything personally

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Child Words of 事必躬亲

• 事 事 shì: matter
• 必 必 bì: certainly
• 亲 亲 qīn: parent
• 亲 亲 qìng: parents-in-law of one's offspring
• 躬 躬 gōng: body (of a human, esp. the torso)
• 躬亲 躬亲 gōng qīn: to attend to personally