明哲保身

明哲保身 [míng zhé bǎo shēn]

1. ■ be worldly-wise and play safe; an attitude to shirk principled struggle so as to protect one's personal interest and keep oneself from incurring troubles; be wise for (the sake of) personal survival; be wise to protect oneself from something unfavourable; keep out of harm by discretion; be cautious in order to save one's own skin; keep discreetly out of harm; not to involve oneself in an intrigue; regard one's own safety; stay quiet for self-protection; take no side in any conflict:

明哲保身是自由主义的表现之一。 To be wordly-wise and play safe is one of the manifestations of liberalism.