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君子不計小人過

简君子不计小人过 · 繁君子不計小人過

Mandarin · pinyin jūn zǐ bù jì xiǎo rén guò

see 大人不記小人過 dà rén bù jì xiǎo rén guò

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君: jūn · sovereign, monarch, ruler, chief, prince
子: zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
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小: xiǎo · small, tiny, insignificant
人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
過: guò · pass, pass through, go across
计: jì · plan, plot; stratagem; scheme
过: guò · pass, pass through, go across

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1–3–4–4–3–2–4 · jun1 zi3 bu4 ji4 xiao3 ren2 guo4

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gwan1 zi2 bat1 gai3 siu2 jan4 gwo3

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