jūn zi tǎn dàng dàng , xiǎo rén cháng qī qī

Traditional: 君子坦蕩蕩，小人長戚戚

君子坦荡荡，小人长戚戚 (jūn zi tǎn dàng dàng , xiǎo rén cháng qī qī) is a Chinese word meaning “good people are at peace with themselves, (but) there is no rest for the wicked”.

Meanings

  1. 1good people are at peace with themselves, (but) there is no rest for the wicked

Characters in 君子坦荡荡，小人长戚戚

君jūn · monarch子zǐ · son坦tǎn · flat荡dàng · to wash荡dàng · to wash小xiǎo · small人rén · person; people长cháng · long戚qī · (bound form) relatives; kin戚qī · (bound form) relatives; kin

Related words

人person; people孩子child小small女人woman女人wife长long长chief小时hour别人other people; others; other person男人a man儿子son有人someone

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