君子坦荡荡，小人长戚戚

jūn zi tǎn dàng dàng , xiǎo rén cháng qī qī

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

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Child Words of 君子坦荡荡，小人长戚戚

• 人 人 rén: person; people
• 君子 君子 jūn zǐ: nobleman
• 子 子 zǐ: son
• 小 小 xiǎo: small
• 小人 小人 xiǎo rén: I, me (used to refer humbly to oneself)
• 长 长 cháng: length
• 长 长 zhǎng: chief
• 君 君 jūn: monarch
• 坦 坦 tǎn: flat
• 坦荡 坦荡 tǎn dàng: magnanimous
• 戚戚 戚戚 qī qī: sorrowful
• 戚 戚 qī: relatives; kin
• 荡 荡 dàng: to wash
• 荡荡 荡荡 dàng dàng: fluttering