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君子不立危牆下
gwan1 zi2 bat1 laap6 ngai4 coeng4 haa6 |
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a wise man would not put himself in potential danger; a wise man would not put himself in harm's way [literal] A gentleman would not stand under a shaky wall Level: 3 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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君子不立危牆下 / 君子不立危墙下 | ||
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Characters in this word:君 gwan1 - sovereign; monarch; ruler; king; lord子 zi2 - son; person; egg; young; subsidiary 不 bat1 - not; no; un- 立 laap6 lap6 - stand; erect; upright; appoint 危 ngai4 - dangerous; endanger; precipitous 牆 coeng4 - wall 下 haa6 haa5 - under; lower; next; go down |
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