君子交絕，不出惡聲

Chinese

		junzi; man of virtue; high-minded person junzi; man of virtue; high-minded person; noble person; superior person	to sever ties with someone		not; no	to go out; to come out; to occur to go out; to come out; to occur; to produce; to go beyond; to rise; to put forth; to happen; (a measure word for dramas, plays, or operas)	evil; to hate; to loathe evil; to hate; to loathe; nauseated	sound; voice; (a measure word, used for sounds) sound; voice; (a measure word, used for sounds); tone; noise
trad. (君子交絕，不出惡聲)		君子	交絕	，	不	出	惡	聲
simp. (君子交绝，不出恶声)		君子	交绝	，	不	出	恶	声

Etymology

From Zhanguoce:

臣聞古之君子，交絕不出惡聲；忠臣之去也，不潔其名。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]

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臣闻古之君子，交绝不出恶声；忠臣之去也，不洁其名。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: Zhanguo Ce, circa 5^th – 3^rd centuries BCE

Chén wén gǔ zhī jūnzǐ, jiāojué bù chū è shēng; zhōngchén zhī qù yě, bù jié qí míng. [Pinyin]

I heard ancient junzi, even when severing ties, do not speak badly of one another; loyal ministers, even when resigning and leaving, do not clear themselves of bad reputation.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jūnzǐjiāojué, bùchū'èshēng

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄩㄣ ㄗˇ ㄐㄧㄠ ㄐㄩㄝˊ , ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄨ ㄜˋ ㄕㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gwan¹ zi² gaau¹ zyut⁶, bat¹ ceot¹ ok³ sing¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jūnzǐjiāojué, bùchū'èshēng
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄩㄣ ㄗˇ ㄐㄧㄠ ㄐㄩㄝˊ , ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄨ ㄜˋ ㄕㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jyunzǐhjiaojyué, bùchu-èsheng
    • Wade–Giles: chün¹-tzŭ³-chiao¹-chüeh², pu⁴-chʻu¹-o⁴-shêng¹
    • Yale: jyūn-dž-jyāu-jywé-, bù-chū-è-shēng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiuntzyyjiaujyue, buchuehsheng
    • Palladius: цзюньцзыцзяоцзюэ, бучуэшэн (czjunʹczyczjaoczjue, bučuešɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕyn⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ ˀɤ⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gwan¹ zi² gaau¹ zyut⁶, bat¹ ceot¹ ok³ sing¹
    • Yale: gwān jí gāau jyuht, bāt chēut ok sīng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gwan¹ dzi² gaau¹ dzyt⁹, bat⁷ tsoet⁷ ok⁸ sing¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: guen¹ ji² gao¹ jud⁶, bed¹ cêd¹ og³ xing¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷɐn⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵ kaːu̯⁵⁵ t͡syːt̚² pɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰɵt̚⁵ ɔːk̚³ sɪŋ⁵⁵/

Proverb

君子交絕，不出惡聲

1. when men of virtue end their friendship, they do not make malicious remarks on one another