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文質彬彬

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See also: 文质彬彬

Chinese

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language; culture; writing
language; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentle
 
hostage; substance; nature
hostage; substance; nature; quality
 
refined, gentle and elegant; having both literary flourish and substance
trad. (文質彬彬) 彬彬
simp. (文质彬彬) 彬彬

Etymology

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From the Analects, Book 6 (《論語·雍也》):

子曰:「文質彬彬然後君子。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
子曰:「文质彬彬然后君子。」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
Zǐyuē: “Zhì shèng wén zé yě, wén shèng zhì zé shǐ. Wén zhì bīnbīn, ránhòu jūnzǐ.” [Pinyin]
The Master said, "Where the solid qualities are in excess of accomplishments, we have rusticity; where the accomplishments are in excess of the solid qualities, we have the manners of a clerk. When the accomplishments and solid qualities are equally blended, we then have the man of virtue."

Pronunciation

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Idiom

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文質彬彬

  1. gentle; refined in manner
  2. (literary, originally) well balanced between literary talent and simplicity; displaying literary talent yet not frivolous

Descendants

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Sino-Xenic (文質彬彬):

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
ぶん
Grade: 1
しつ
Grade: 5
ひん
Jinmeiyō
ひん > ぴん
Jinmeiyō
kan'on

Etymology

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From the Analects of Confucius.[1][2][3]

Analyzable as 文質 (bunshitsu, civilized sophistication and simplicity) + 彬彬 (hinpin, harmonized, well-proportioned, well-balanced).

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) んしつひんぴん [bùńshítsú híꜜǹpìǹ] (Nakadaka – [5])[2]
  • IPA(key): [bɯ̟̃ɰ̃ɕit͡sɨ çĩmpʲĩɴ]

Idiom

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(ぶん)(しつ)(ひん)(ぴん) (bunshitsu hinpin

  1. the outer beauty and the inner quality are well-harmonized

Adjective

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(ぶん)(しつ)(ひん)(ぴん) (bunshitsu hinpin-tari (adnominal (ぶん)(しつ)(ひん)(ぴん)とした (bunshitsu hinpin to shita) or (ぶん)(しつ)(ひん)(ぴん)たる (bunshitsu hinpin taru), adverbial (ぶん)(しつ)(ひん)(ぴん) (bunshitsu hinpin to) or (ぶん)(しつ)(ひん)(ぴん)として (bunshitsu hinpin to shite))

  1. refined in manner, exhibiting a balance between civilized sophistication and simplicity

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

Korean

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Hanja in this term

Noun

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文質彬彬 (munjilbinbin) (hangeul 문질빈빈)

  1. hanja form? of 문질빈빈 (the outer beauty and the inner quality are well-harmonized)