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君子
jūnzǐ
1. nobleman
2. person of noble character
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Compound Words (19)

伪君子
wěijūnzǐ
hypocrite
君子兰
jūnzǐlán
scarlet kafir lily
瘾君子
yǐnjūnzǐ
opium eater
隐君子
yǐnjūnzi
recluse
仁人君子
rénrénjūnzǐ
people of good will (idiom); charitable person
君子之交
jūnzǐzhījiāo
friendship between gentlemen, insipid as water (idiom, from Zhuangzi [[莊子|庄子<Zhuāngzǐ>]])
彬彬君子
bīnbīnjūnzǐ
refined gentleman
梁上君子
liángshàngjūnzǐ
lit. the gentleman on the roof beam
正人君子
zhèngrénjūnzi
upright gentleman
淑人君子
shūrénjūnzi
virtuous gentleman (idiom)
君子远庖厨
jūnzǐyuànpáochú
lit. a nobleman stays clear of the kitchen (idiom, from Mencius)
戊戌六君子
WùxūLiùjūnzǐ
the Six Gentlemen Martyrs of the failed reform movement of 1898, executed in its aftermath, namely: Tan Sitong [[譚嗣同|谭嗣同<TánSìtóng>]], Lin Xu [[林旭<LínXù>]], Yang Shenxiu [[楊深秀|杨深秀<YángShēnxiù>]], Liu Guangdi [[劉光第|刘光第<LiúGuāngdì>]], Kang Guangren [[康廣仁|康广仁<KāngGuǎngrén>]] and Yang Rui [[楊銳|杨锐<YángRuì>]]
君子不计小人过
jūnzǐbùjìxiǎorénguò
see [[大人不記小人過|大人不记小人过<dàrénbùjìxiǎorénguò>]]
君子之交淡如水
jūnzǐzhījiāodànrúshuǐ
a gentleman's friendship, insipid as water (idiom, from Zhuangzi [[莊子|庄子<Zhuāngzǐ>]])
君子动口不动手
jūnzǐdòngkǒubùdòngshǒu
a gentleman uses his mouth and not his fist
君子一言,驷马难追
jūnzǐyīyán,sìmǎnánzhuī
a nobleman's word is his bond (proverb)
君子报仇,十年不晚
jūnzibàochóu,shíniánbùwǎn
lit. for a nobleman to take revenge, ten years is not too long (idiom)
以小人之心,度君子之腹
yǐxiǎorénzhīxīn,duójūnzǐzhīfù
to gauge the heart of a gentleman with one's own mean measure (idiom)
君子坦荡荡,小人长戚戚
jūnzitǎndàngdàng,xiǎorénchángqīqī
good people are at peace with themselves, (but) there is no rest for the wicked

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