先小人，後君子

Chinese

		early; prior; former early; prior; former; in advance; first	scoundrel or villain; person of low position		back; behind; rear back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later	junzi; man of virtue; high-minded person junzi; man of virtue; high-minded person; noble person; superior person
trad. (先小人，後君子)		先	小人	，	後	君子
simp. (先小人，后君子)		先	小人	，	后	君子
Literally: “be the villain first, then be the gentleman”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiān xiǎorén, hòu jūnzǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄖㄣˊ , ㄏㄡˋ ㄐㄩㄣ ㄗˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sin¹ siu² jan⁴, hau⁶ gwan¹ zi²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiān xiǎorén, hòu jūnzǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄖㄣˊ , ㄏㄡˋ ㄐㄩㄣ ㄗˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sian siǎorén, hòu jyunzǐh
    • Wade–Giles: hsien¹ hsiao³-jên², hou⁴ chün¹-tzŭ³
    • Yale: syān syǎu-rén-, hòu jyūn-dž
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shian sheauren, how jiuntzyy
    • Palladius: сянь сяожэнь, хоу цзюньцзы (sjanʹ sjaožɛnʹ, xou czjunʹczy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵ xoʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕyn⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sin¹ siu² jan⁴, hau⁶ gwan¹ zi²
    • Yale: sīn síu yàhn, hauh gwān jí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sin¹ siu² jan⁴, hau⁶ gwan¹ dzi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: xin¹ xiu² yen⁴, heo⁶ guen¹ ji²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːn⁵⁵ siːu̯³⁵ jɐn²¹ hɐu̯²² kʷɐn⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵/

Idiom

先小人，後君子

1. Rules and terms should be stated clearly at first, etiquettes are of lower priority.