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士为知己者死，女为悦己者容

shì wèi zhī jǐ zhě sǐ , nǚ wèi yuè jǐ zhě róng

13-character word Traditional 士為知己者死，女為悅己者容

What 士为知己者死，女为悦己者容 means

1. a true gentleman will sacrifice his life for a friend who understands him, as a woman makes herself beautiful for her sweetheart

The characters in 士为知己者死，女为悦己者容

• 士shìmember of the senior ministerial class (old); scholar (old); bachelor
• 为wéias (in the capacity of); to take sth as; to act as
• 知zhīto know; to be aware
• 己jǐself; oneself; sixth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干
• 者zhě(after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ...; (after a noun) person involved in ...; -er
• 死sǐto die; impassable; uncrossable
• 女nǚfemale; woman; daughter
• 为wéias (in the capacity of); to take sth as; to act as
• 悦yuèpleased
• 己jǐself; oneself; sixth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干
• 者zhě(after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ...; (after a noun) person involved in ...; -er
• 容róngto hold; to contain; to allow