他た人にんに厳きびしく自じ分ぶんに甘あまい

expression, i-adjective

hard on others but easy on oneself

A set phrase describing a double standard: strict toward others while lenient toward oneself. Often used critically or self-reflectively.

• 彼かれは他た人にんに厳きびしく自じ分ぶんに甘あまいから、みんなから信しん頼らいされていない。

  He is hard on others but easy on himself, so nobody trusts him.

• 他た人にんに厳きびしく自じ分ぶんに甘あまい態たい度どは、チームワークを壊こわす。

  An attitude of being strict with others but lenient with oneself destroys teamwork.