君子動口不動手
Appearance
Chinese
[edit]to move; to change; to use to move; to change; to use; to act |
mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils) | not; no | ||||
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trad. (君子動口不動手) | 君子 | 動 | 口 | 不 | 動手 | |
simp. (君子动口不动手) | 君子 | 动 | 口 | 不 | 动手 |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄩㄣ ㄗˇ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄎㄡˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄕㄡˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jyunzǐh dòngkǒu bùdòngshǒu
- Wade–Giles: chün1-tzŭ3 tung4-kʻou3 pu4-tung4-shou3
- Yale: jyūn-dž dùng-kǒu bù-dùng-shǒu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiuntzyy donqkoou budonqshoou
- Palladius: цзюньцзы дункоу будуншоу (czjunʹczy dunkou budunšou)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕyn⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʊŋ⁵¹ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ tʊŋ⁵¹ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gwan1 zi2 dung6 hau2 bat1 dung6 sau2
- Yale: gwān jí duhng háu bāt duhng sáu
- Cantonese Pinyin: gwan1 dzi2 dung6 hau2 bat7 dung6 sau2
- Guangdong Romanization: guen1 ji2 dung6 heo2 bed1 dung6 seo2
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʷɐn⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵ tʊŋ²² hɐu̯³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ tʊŋ²² sɐu̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proverb
[edit]君子動口不動手
- a gentleman settles a dispute through communication instead of a fight; a gentleman uses his mouth and not his fist
Synonyms
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- Mandarin words containing 不 undergoing tone sandhi
- Chinese lemmas
- Mandarin lemmas
- Cantonese lemmas
- Chinese proverbs
- Mandarin proverbs
- Cantonese proverbs
- Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Chinese terms spelled with 君
- Chinese terms spelled with 子
- Chinese terms spelled with 動
- Chinese terms spelled with 口
- Chinese terms spelled with 不
- Chinese terms spelled with 手