君子之交淡如水
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Chinese[edit]
's; him/her/it; this | to deliver; to turn over; to make friends to deliver; to turn over; to make friends; to intersect (lines); to pay (money) |
insipid; diluted; weak insipid; diluted; weak; light in colour; tasteless; fresh; indifferent; nitrogen |
as (if); such as | water; river | |||
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trad. (君子之交淡如水) | 君子 | 之 | 交 | 淡 | 如 | 水 | |
simp. #(君子之交淡如水) | 君子 | 之 | 交 | 淡 | 如 | 水 |
Etymology[edit]
From Zhuangzi:
Pronunciation[edit]
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄩㄣ ㄗˇ ㄓ ㄐㄧㄠ ㄉㄢˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jyunzǐh jhih jiao dàn rú shuěi
- Wade–Giles: chün1-tzŭ3 chih1 chiao1 tan4 ju2 shui3
- Yale: jyūn-dž jr̄ jyāu dàn rú shwěi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiuntzyy jy jiau dann ru shoei
- Palladius: цзюньцзы чжи цзяо дань жу шуй (czjunʹczy čži czjao danʹ žu šuj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕyn⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ tän⁵¹ ʐu³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gwan1 zi2 zi1 gaau1 daam6 jyu4 seoi2
- Yale: gwān jí jī gāau daahm yùh séui
- Cantonese Pinyin: gwan1 dzi2 dzi1 gaau1 daam6 jy4 soey2
- Guangdong Romanization: guen1 ji2 ji1 gao1 dam6 yu4 sêu2
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʷɐn⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ kaːu̯⁵⁵ taːm²² jyː²¹ sɵy̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proverb[edit]
君子之交淡如水
- True friendship between two men of accomplishment need not be overly demonstrative.
Antonyms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- → Japanese: 君子の交わりは淡きこと水の如し (kunshi no majiwari wa awaki koto mizu no gotoshi) (calque)