Pinyin Dictionary results for "jun zi"

君子
nobleman; person of noble character
菌子
(dialect) mushroom
君子一言,驷马难追
a nobleman's word is his bond (proverb)
君子不计小人过
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
friendship between gentlemen, insipid as water (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3])
君子之交淡如水
a gentleman's friendship, insipid as water (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3])
君子动口不动手
a gentleman uses his mouth and not his fist
君子坦荡荡,小人长戚戚
good people are at peace with themselves, (but) there is no rest for the wicked
君子报仇,十年不晚
lit. for a nobleman to take revenge, ten years is not too long (idiom); fig. revenge is a dish best served cold
君子兰
scarlet kafir lily; Clivia miniata (botany)
君子远庖厨
lit. a nobleman stays clear of the kitchen (idiom, from Mencius); fig. a nobleman who has seen a living animal cannot bear to see it die, hence he keeps away from the kitchen
以小人之心,度君子之腹
to gauge the heart of a gentleman with one's own mean measure (idiom)
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