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From: MDBG CC-CEDICT Chinese-English Dictionary 漢英字典

 明哲保身 [ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓㄜˊ ㄅㄠˇ ㄕㄣ; ming2 zhe2 bao3 shen1]
 a wise man looks after his own hide (idiom)
 to put one's own safety before matters of principle
 

From: Japanese-English Electronic Dictionary 和英電子辞書

 明哲保身
 めいてつほしん
 noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
 wisdom and self-protection
 wise and skilled in the art of self-protection