反躬自问

introspection / to ask oneself

contrary / in reverse / inside out or upside down / to reverse / to return / to oppose / opposite / against / anti- / to rebel / to use analogy / instead / abbr. for 反切[fan3 qie4] phonetic system

body (of a human, esp. the torso) / to bow / (literary) oneself; personally

old variant of 躬[gong1]

self / oneself / from / since / naturally / surely

to ask oneself / to search one's soul / to reach a conclusion after weighing a matter

to ask / to inquire

to ask; to inquire