君子は周して比せず小人は比して周せず

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
くん
Grade: 3

Grade: 1
しゅう
Grade: 4

Grade: 5
しょう
Grade: 1
じん
Grade: 1

Grade: 5
しゅう
Grade: 4

Etymology

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Calque of Literary Chinese 君子周而不比,小人比而不周.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [kɯ̟̃ɰ̃ɕi β̞a̠ ɕɨːɕite̞ çise̞zɨ ɕo̞ːʑiɰ̃ β̞a̠ çiɕite̞ ɕɨːse̞zɨ]

Proverb

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(くん)()(しゅう)して()せず(しょう)(じん)()して(しゅう)せず (kunshi wa shūshite hisezu shōjin wa hishite shūsezu

  1. A gentleman encompasses all and remains impartial. A petty mind is partial and does not encompass all. That is, a gentleman shows kindness to all with fairness, but a petty person is only kind to a few friends.

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