謙謙君子

Chinese

		modest	modest	junzi; man of virtue; high-minded person junzi; man of virtue; high-minded person; noble person; superior person
trad. (謙謙君子)		謙	謙	君子
simp. (谦谦君子)		谦	谦	君子

Etymology

From I Ching, Hexagram 15 (《易经·謙卦》):

初六：謙謙君子，用涉大川，吉。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]

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初六：谦谦君子，用涉大川，吉。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: I Ching, 11^th – 8^th century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

Chū liù: qiānqiān jūnzǐ, yòng shè dà chuān, jí. [Pinyin]

The first SIX, divided, shows us the superior man who adds humility to humility. (Even) the great stream may be crossed with this, and there will be good fortune.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qiānqiānjūnzǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄢ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄐㄩㄣ ㄗˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): him¹ him¹ gwan¹ zi²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qiānqiānjūnzǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄐㄩㄣ ㄗˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ciancianjyunzǐh
    • Wade–Giles: chʻien¹-chʻien¹-chün¹-tzŭ³
    • Yale: chyān-chyān-jyūn-dž
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chianchianjiuntzyy
    • Palladius: цяньцяньцзюньцзы (cjanʹcjanʹczjunʹczy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡ɕyn⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: him¹ him¹ gwan¹ zi²
    • Yale: hīm hīm gwān jí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: him¹ him¹ gwan¹ dzi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: him¹ him¹ guen¹ ji²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hiːm⁵⁵ hiːm⁵⁵ kʷɐn⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵/

Idiom

謙謙君子

1. modest and scrupulous gentleman