一视同仁
yī shì tóng rén
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1 to treat everyone equally favorably (idiom); not to discriminate between people
不成功便成仁
bù chéng gōng biàn chéng rén
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1 to succeed or die trying (idiom)
仁人君子
rén rén jūn zǐ
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1 people of good will (idiom); charitable person
仁人志士
rén rén zhì shì
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1 gentleman aspiring to benevolence (idiom); people with lofty ideals
仁人义士
rén rén yì shì
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1 those with lofty ideals (idiom)
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2 men of vision
仁心仁术
rén xīn rén shù
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1 benevolent heart and skillful execution (idiom, from Mencius); charitable in thought and deed
仁民爱物
rén mín ài wù
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1 love to all creatures (idiom, from Mencius); universal benevolence
仁义道德
rén yì dào dé
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1 compassion, duty, propriety and integrity (idiom); all the traditional virtues
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2 mainly used sarcastically, to mean hypocritical
仁者见仁,智者见智
rén zhě jiàn rén , zhì zhě jiàn zhì
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1 The benevolent sees benevolence, the wise sees wisdom.
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2 Different views are admissible. (idiom)
仁至义尽
rén zhì yì jìn
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1 extreme benevolence, utmost duty (idiom); meticulous virtue and attention to duty
仁言利博
rén yán lì bó
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1 Words of benevolence apply universally (idiom). Humanitarian expressions benefit all.
因循守旧
yīn xún shǒu jiù
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1 (idiom) to continue in the same old rut
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2 diehard conservative attitudes
墨守成规
mò shǒu chéng guī
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1 hidebound by convention (idiom)
妇人之仁
fù rén zhī rén
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1 excessive tendency to clemency (idiom)
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2 soft-hearted (pejorative)
守口如瓶
shǒu kǒu rú píng
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1 lit. to guard one's mouth like a closed bottle (idiom); tight-lipped
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2 reticent
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3 not breathing a word
守土有责
shǒu tǔ yǒu zé
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1 duty to defend the country (idiom)
守望相助
shǒu wàng xiāng zhù
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1 to keep watch and defend one another (idiom, from Mencius); to join forces to defend against external aggressors
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2 mutual help and protection
守株待兔
shǒu zhū dài tù
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1 lit. to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits (idiom)
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2 to wait idly for opportunities
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3 to trust to chance rather than show initiative
守株待兔,缘木求鱼
shǒu zhū dài tù , yuán mù qiú yú
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1 to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits, and climb a tree to catch fish (idiom); without any practical course of action
安分守己
ān fèn shǒu jǐ
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1 to be content with one's lot (idiom)
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2 to know one's place