君子之交淡如水

Chinese

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且君子之交淡若水，小人之交甘若醴。 [Classical Chinese, trad. and simp.]

From: Zhuangzi, circa 3^rd – 2^nd centuries BCE

Qiě jūnzǐ zhī jiāo dàn ruò shuǐ, xiǎorén zhī jiāo gān ruò lǐ. [Pinyin]

Moreover, the intercourse of superior men is tasteless as water, while that of mean men is sweet as new wine.

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jūnzǐ zhī jiāo dàn rú shuǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄩㄣㄗˇ ㄓㄐㄧㄠㄉㄢˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gwan¹ zi² zi¹ gaau¹ daam⁶ jyu⁴ seoi²

君子之交淡如水

True friendship between two men of accomplishment need not be overly demonstrative.

→ Japanese: 君子の交わりは淡きこと水の如し (kunshi no majiwari wa awaki koto mizu no gotoshi) (calque)

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