君子動口不動手

Chinese

junzi; man of virtue; high-minded person
junzi; man of virtue; high-minded person; noble person; superior person
 
to move; to change; to use
to move; to change; to use; to act
 
 mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils) not; no
to get started; to set about a task; to get to work
to get started; to set about a task; to get to work; to touch; to handle
 
trad. (君子動口不動手) 君子 動 口 不 動手
simp. (君子动口不动手) 君子 动 口 不 动手

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): jūnzǐ dòngkǒu bùdòngshǒu
    (Zhuyin): ㄐㄩㄣ ㄗˇ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄎㄡˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄕㄡˇ
  • Cantonese (Jyutping): gwan1 zi2 dung6 hau2 bat1 dung6 sau2

Proverb

君子動口不動手

  1. a gentleman settles a dispute through communication instead of a fight; a gentleman uses his mouth and not his fist

Synonyms

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