陰陽師身の上知らず

people don't know themselves as well as they know others; even if you know what will happen to others, you don't know what will happen to yourself; a fortune teller can't tell their own future

Meaning

  1. exp
    people don't know themselves as well as they know others; even if you know what will happen to others, you don't know what will happen to yourself; a fortune teller can't tell their own future

Example sentences

  • The Ying Yang diviner may not predict his own fate.