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溫良恭儉讓

简温良恭俭让 · 繁溫良恭儉讓

Mandarin · pinyin wēn liáng gōng jiǎn ràng

temperate, kind, courteous, restrained and magnanimous

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良: liáng · good, virtuous, respectable
恭: gōng · respectful, polite, reverent
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温: wēn · lukewarm
俭: jiǎn · temperate, frugal, economical
让: ràng · allow, permit, yield, concede

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1–2–1–3–4 · wen1 liang2 gong1 jian3 rang4

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wan1 loeng4 gung1 gim6 joeng6

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(idiomatic) the five Confucian virtues of cordiality, kindness, courtesy, restraint, and modesty

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