君子坦蕩蕩，小人長戚戚

君子坦荡荡，小人长戚戚
jūnzitǎndàngdàng,xiǎorénchángqīqī
good people are at peace with themselves, (but) there is no rest for the wicked

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Entry Composition

1 君子 jūnzǐ
  1. nobleman
  2. person of noble character
2 坦蕩蕩 tǎndàngdàng magnanimous; satisfied and composed
3 小人 xiǎorén
  1. person of low social status (old)
  2. I, me (used to refer humbly to oneself)
  3. nasty person
  4. vile character
4 長 cháng
  1. long
  2. (bound form) length
  3. (bound form) strong point; forte
  4. (bound form) to be good at
  5. (literary) surplus; spare (Taiwan pr. zhàng)
=5 戚戚 qīqī
  1. sorrowful
  2. distressed
=5 戚戚 qīqī
  1. intimate
  2. closely related
  3. sorrowful
  4. distressed