謙謙君子

Chinese

		modest	modest	junzi; man of virtue; high-minded person junzi; man of virtue; high-minded person; noble person; superior person
trad. (謙謙君子)		謙	謙	君子
simp. (谦谦君子)		谦	谦	君子

Etymology

From I Ching, Hexagram 15 (《易经·謙卦》):

初六：謙謙君子，用涉大川，吉。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]

初六：谦谦君子，用涉大川，吉。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: I Ching, 11^th – 8^th century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

Chū liù: qiānqiān jūnzǐ, yòng shè dà chuān, jí. [Pinyin]

The first SIX, divided, shows us the superior man who adds humility to humility. (Even) the great stream may be crossed with this, and there will be good fortune.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qiānqiānjūnzǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄢㄑㄧㄢㄐㄩㄣㄗˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): him¹ him¹ gwan¹ zi²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qiānqiānjūnzǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢㄑㄧㄢㄐㄩㄣㄗˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: ciancianjyunzǐh
  - Wade–Giles: chʻien¹-chʻien¹-chün¹-tzŭ³
  - Yale: chyān-chyān-jyūn-dž
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chianchianjiuntzyy
  - Palladius: цяньцяньцзюньцзы (cjanʹcjanʹczjunʹczy)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡ɕyn⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: him¹ him¹ gwan¹ zi²
  - Yale: hīm hīm gwān jí
  - Cantonese Pinyin: him¹ him¹ gwan¹ dzi²
  - Guangdong Romanization: him¹ him¹ guen¹ ji²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hiːm⁵⁵ hiːm⁵⁵ kʷɐn⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵/

Idiom

謙謙君子

modest and scrupulous gentleman

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