群而不黨

Chinese
crowd; flock; group
 
and; as well as; but (not)
and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast)
 not; no
 
party; association; club
party; association; club; society
trad. (群而不黨/羣而不黨) 群/羣 而 不 黨
simp. (群而不党) 群 而 不 党

Etymology

From the Analects, Book 15 (《論語·衞靈公》):

子曰：「君子矜而不爭，群而不黨。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
子曰：“君子矜而不争，群而不党。” [Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
Zǐyuē: “Jūnzǐ jīn ér bù zhēng, qún ér bù dǎng.” [Pinyin]
The Master said, "The superior man is dignified, but does not wrangle. He is sociable, but not a partisan."

Pronunciation

Idiom

群而不黨

  1. to get along well with others but not form a clique with others
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