坦蕩
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See also: 坦荡
Chinese[edit]
flat; open-hearted; level flat; open-hearted; level; smooth |
a pond; pool; wash a pond; pool; wash; squander; sweep away; move; shake; dissolute | ||
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trad. (坦蕩) | 坦 | 蕩 | |
simp. (坦荡) | 坦 | 荡 |
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
坦蕩
- broad and level (of roads, fields, plains, etc.)
- magnanimous
- 君子坦蕩蕩,小人長戚戚。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Jūnzǐ tǎndàngdàng, xiǎorén cháng qīqī. [Pinyin]
- The superior man is satisfied and composed; the mean man is always full of distress.
君子坦荡荡,小人长戚戚。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]