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君子不立危牆下
  gwan1 zi2 bat1 laap6 ngai4 coeng4 haa6   jyutping
  jun1 zi3 bu4 li4 wei2 qiang2 xia4   pinyin
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.
君子不立危牆下 / 君子不立危墙下

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Characters in this word:

 gwan1  -  sovereign; monarch; ruler; king; lord
 zi2  -  son; person; egg; young; subsidiary
 bat1  -  not; no; un-
 laap6 lap6  -  stand; erect; upright; appoint
 ngai4  -  dangerous; endanger; precipitous
 coeng4  -  wall
 haa6 haa5  -  under; lower; next; go down
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