君gwan1子zi2

English

1. nobleman
2. person of noble character
3. man of good character; man of virtueunreviewed?

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 品格高尚嘅人unreviewed?

Examples

• 佢想打佢細佬，佢阿媽就同佢講：「君子動口不動手。」

  "Use your words," his mother told him when he tried to strike his brother.

  Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

• 他以君子之道生活。

  He lived a moral life.

  Tatoeba · mtdot CC BY

• 美國的罪犯大多是吸毒成癮的癮君子。

  Many criminals in America are addicted to drugs.

  Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

• 天行健，君子以自强不息；地势坤，君子以厚德载物。

  As heaven maintains its vigorous motion, the noble person should strive for continuous self-improvement. As the earth's nature is receptive and nurturing, the noble person should cultivate great virtue to support and carry all things.

  Tatoeba · Duyu09 CC BY

• 不是每個癮君子都有創傷；不過有創傷的人變少，癮君子也會變少。

  Not every addict is traumatized, but there would be a lot fewer addicts if a lot fewer people were traumatized.

  Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

• 君子對於飛禽走獸，見到它們活著，便不忍心見到它們死；聽到它們哀叫，便不忍心吃它們的肉。

  The superior man is affected towards animals: having seen them alive, he cannot bear to see them die; having heard their cries, he cannot bear to eat their flesh.

  Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

• unreviewed?

  偽君子

  hypocrite

• unreviewed?

  謙謙君子

  a modest and cautious gentleman