温良恭俭让 (溫良恭儉讓)
wēn liáng gōng jiǎn ràng
Pinyin

Definition

温良恭俭让 (溫良恭儉讓)
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wēn liáng gōng jiǎn ràng
  1. kindhearted and moderate (idiom); temperate and gentle

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

不良
bù liáng
  1. 1 bad
  2. 2 harmful
  3. 3 unhealthy
善良
shàn liáng
  1. 1 good and honest
  2. 2 kindhearted
恭
gōng
  1. 1 respectful
恭喜
gōng xǐ
  1. 1 congratulations
  2. 2 greetings
恭喜发财
gōng xǐ fā cái
  1. 1 May you have a prosperous New Year! (New Year's greeting)

Idioms (20)

久病成良医
jiǔ bìng chéng liáng yī
  1. 1 long illness makes the patient into a good doctor (idiom)
前倨后恭
qián jù hòu gōng
  1. 1 to switch from arrogance to deference (idiom)
丧尽天良
sàng jìn tiān liáng
  1. 1 devoid of conscience (idiom); utterly heartless
坐失良机
zuò shī liáng jī
  1. 1 to sit and waste a good opportunity (idiom); to lose the chance
居心不良
jū xīn bù liáng
  1. 1 to harbor evil intentions (idiom)

Sample Sentences

这叫有骨气! 以前我们穷，说话没分量。现在中国不一样了，你也做出点大国人民的架势来嘛！温良恭俭让，那不是摆明让人欺负吗？
zhè jiào yǒu gǔqì ! yǐqián wǒmen qióng ，shuōhuà méi fènliang 。xiànzài Zhōngguó bùyīyàng le ，nǐ yě zuòchū diǎnr dàguórénmín de jiàshi lái ma ！wēnliánggōngjiǎnràng ，nà bù shì bǎimíng ràngrén qīfu ma ？
That's called having some guts! We used to be really poor, and what we said didn't matter. But now China's different. How about showing some pride at being from a powerful country! The ancient virtues of gentleness, respect, frugality and deference-- isn't it clear that these are just an invitation for others to take advantage of us?
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