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君子坦荡荡，小人长戚戚

jūn zi tǎn dàng dàng , xiǎo rén cháng qī qī

11-character word Traditional 君子坦蕩蕩，小人長戚戚

What 君子坦荡荡，小人长戚戚 means

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

The characters in 君子坦荡荡，小人长戚戚

• 君jūnmonarch; lord; gentleman
• 子zinoun suffix, as in 椅子
• 坦tǎnflat; open-hearted; level
• 荡dàngto wash; to squander; to sweep away
• 荡dàngto wash; to squander; to sweep away
• 小xiǎosmall; tiny; few
• 人rénperson; people
• 长chánglong; (bound form) length; (bound form) strong point; forte
• 戚qī(bound form) relatives; kin; (bound form) grief; sorrow; (old) battle-axe
• 戚qī(bound form) relatives; kin; (bound form) grief; sorrow; (old) battle-axe