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君子坦蕩蕩，小人長戚戚

简君子坦荡荡，小人长戚戚 · 繁君子坦蕩蕩，小人長戚戚

Mandarin · pinyin jūn zi tǎn dàng dàng , xiǎo rén cháng qī qī

good people are at peace with themselves, (but) there is no rest for the wicked

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君: jūn · sovereign, monarch, ruler, chief, prince
子: zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch
坦: tǎn · flat, smooth; self-possessed
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小: xiǎo · small, tiny, insignificant
人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
長: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader; Kangxi radical 168
戚: qī · relative; be related to; sad
荡: dàng · pond, pool; wash away, cleanse
长: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader

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