人贵有自知之明

Sara,我是不是你最喜欢的朋友？
Sara, wǒ shì búshì nǐ zuì xǐhuan de péngyou?
Sara, am I your favorite friend?

Hmm…你不讨厌。
Hmm…Nǐ bù tǎoyàn.
Hmm…you are not disliked.

我是不是你最漂亮的朋友？
Wǒ shì búshì nǐ zuì piàoliang de péngyou?
Am I the most beautiful friend of yours?

Hmm...你不丑。
Hmm... Nǐ bù chǒu.
Hmm…You are not ugly.

我是不是你最聪明的朋友？
Wǒ shì búshì nǐ zuì cōngmíng de péngyou?
Am I the smartest friend of yours?

Hmm...你不笨。
Hmm... Nǐ bú bèn.
Hmm…You are not stupid.

为什么你总是不直接回答我的问题呢？
Wèishénme nǐ zǒngshì bù zhíjiē huídá wǒ de wèntí ne?
Why don’t you always answer my questions directly?

因为我觉得“聪明的人”都有“自知之明”。
Yīnwèi wǒ juédé “cōngmíng de rén”dōu yǒu “zìzhīzhīmíng”.
Because I think that “smart people” have “self-knowledge”.

自知之明(idiom)
zìzhīzhīmíng
self-knowledge

人贵有自知之明。
Rén guì yǒu zìzhīzhīmíng.
Self-knowledge is wisdom.

为什么你没有自知之明？
Wèishénme nǐ méiyǒu zìzhīzhīmíng?
Why don’t you have self-knowledge .