君子坦蕩蕩，小人長戚戚
jūn​zi​tǎn​dàng​dàng​xiǎo​rén​cháng​qī​qī

good people are at peace while the wicked are constantly anxious

  • created sense approved 君子坦荡荡，小人长戚戚/君子坦蕩蕩，小人長戚戚 · jūn​zi​tǎn​dàng​dàng​xiǎo​rén​cháng​qī​qī · good people are at peace while the wicked are constantly anxious — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    君子坦荡荡，小人长戚戚 / 君子坦蕩蕩，小人長戚戚

    jūn​zi​tǎn​dàng​dàng​xiǎo​rén​cháng​qī​qī

    good people are at peace while the wicked are constantly anxious

    A noble person is open-hearted and at peace, while a petty person is always burdened by anxiety and worry.

    君子 (literal) → 君子 · jūn​zǐ · gentleman 坦荡荡 (literal) → 坦荡荡/坦蕩蕩 · tǎn​dàng​dàng · open-minded ， (non_chinese) 小人 (literal) → 小人 · xiǎo​rén · villain 长 (literal) → 长/長 · cháng · long 戚戚 (reduplication) → 戚 · qī · sorrow

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