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君子
君子
Chinese
monarch; lord; gentleman; ruler
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child; son; (noun suff.); small thing; midnight; 11 p.m.-1 a.m.; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch
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Noun
君子
- junzi; man of virtue; high-minded person; noble person
- 子曰：「君子坦蕩蕩，小人長戚戚。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- 子曰：“君子坦荡荡，小人长戚戚。” [Classical Chinese, simp.]
- From: The Analects of Confucius, circa 475 – 221 BCE
- Zǐ yuē: "jūnzǐ tǎndàngdàng, xiǎorén cháng qīqī." [Pinyin]
- The Master said, “The superior man is satisfied and composed; the mean man is always full of distress.”
- 人不知而不慍，不亦君子乎？ [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- 人不知而不愠，不亦君子乎？ [Classical Chinese, simp.]
- From: The Analects of Confucius, circa 475 – 221 BCE
- Rén bù zhī ér bù yùn, bù yì jūnzǐ hū? [Pinyin]
- Is he not a man of complete virtue, who feels no discomposure though men may take no note of him?
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