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君子

jun1 zi3

• nobleman
• person of noble character

君子一言，驷马难追

繁体：君子一言，駟馬難追

jun1 zi3 yi1 yan2 , si4 ma3 nan2 zhui1

• a nobleman's word is his bond (proverb)

君子不计小人过

繁体：君子不計小人過

jun1 zi3 bu4 ji4 xiao3 ren2 guo4

• see 大人不記小人過|大人不记小人过[da4 ren2 bu4 ji4 xiao3 ren2 guo4]

君子之交

jun1 zi3 zhi1 jiao1

• friendship between gentlemen, insipid as water (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3])

君子之交淡如水

jun1 zi3 zhi1 jiao1 dan4 ru2 shui3

• a gentleman's friendship, insipid as water (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3])

君子动口不动手

繁体：君子動口不動手

jun1 zi3 dong4 kou3 bu4 dong4 shou3

• a gentleman uses his mouth and not his fist

君子坦荡荡，小人长戚戚

繁体：君子坦蕩蕩，小人長戚戚

jun1 zi5 tan3 dang4 dang4 , xiao3 ren2 chang2 qi1 qi1

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

君子报仇，十年不晚

繁体：君子報仇，十年不晚

jun1 zi5 bao4 chou2 , shi2 nian2 bu4 wan3

• lit. for a nobleman to take revenge, ten years is not too long (idiom)
• fig. revenge is a dish best served cold