scarlet kafir lily

recluse

hypocrite

opium eater

people of good will (idiom); charitable person

friendship between gentlemen, insipid as water (idiom, from Zhuangzi [[莊子|庄子<Zhuāngzǐ>]])

refined gentleman

lit. the gentleman on the roof beam

upright gentleman

virtuous gentleman (idiom)

lit. a nobleman stays clear of the kitchen (idiom, from Mencius)

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>]]

a gentleman's friendship, insipid as water (idiom, from Zhuangzi [[莊子|庄子<Zhuāngzǐ>]])

a gentleman uses his mouth and not his fist

see [[大人不記小人過|大人不记小人过<dàrénbùjìxiǎorénguò>]]

lit. for a nobleman to take revenge, ten years is not too long (idiom)

a nobleman's word is his bond (proverb)

good people are at peace with themselves, (but) there is no rest for the wicked

to gauge the heart of a gentleman with one's own mean measure (idiom)