jūn​zǐ​kě​qī​yǐ​qí​fāng

a gentleman can be deceived by what is reasonable

  1. gentleman
    A man of noble character, integrity, and virtue; often contrasted with 小人 xiǎo​rén.
  2. auxiliary
    can
    can; may; to be able to; to be permitted to
  3. verb
    to deceive
    (bound form) to deceive; to cheat; to mislead, as in 欺骗 qī​piàn or 自欺欺人 zì​qī​qī​rén
  4. preposition
    by means of
    to use; by means of; with; using the tool or method introduced
  5. pronoun
    [third-person possessive]
    his; her; its; their; refers back to a person or thing mentioned previously
  6. method
    method; way; means