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君子动口不动手

jūn zǐ dòng kǒu bù dòng shǒu

7-character word Traditional 君子動口不動手

What 君子动口不动手 means

1. a gentleman uses his mouth and not his fist

The characters in 君子动口不动手

• 君jūnmonarch; lord; gentleman
• 子zinoun suffix, as in 椅子
• 动dòng(of sth) to move; to set in movement; to displace
• 口kǒumouth; classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc)…
• 不bùno; not so; (bound form) not; un-
• 动dòng(of sth) to move; to set in movement; to displace
• 手shǒuhand; (formal) to hold; person engaged in certain types of work