君子坦荡荡，小人长戚戚

jūn zi tǎn dàng dàng , xiǎo rén cháng qī qī

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Definitions

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

Child Words of 君子坦荡荡，小人长戚戚

人
rén

person; people

君子
jūn zǐ

nobleman

子
zǐ

son

小
xiǎo

small

小人
xiǎo rén

I, me (used to refer humbly to oneself)

长
cháng

length

长
zhǎng

chief

君
jūn

monarch

坦
tǎn

flat

坦荡
tǎn dàng

magnanimous

戚戚
qī qī

sorrowful

戚
qī

relatives; kin

荡
dàng

to wash

荡荡
dàng dàng

fluttering