"善者不辯,辯者不善" meaning in Chinese

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Phrase

IPA: /ʂän⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ pi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ pi̯ɛn⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʂän⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /siːn²² t͡sɛː³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ piːn²² piːn²² t͡sɛː³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ siːn²²/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /ʂän⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ pi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ pi̯ɛn⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʂän⁵¹/, /siːn²² t͡sɛː³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ piːn²² piːn²² t͡sɛː³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ siːn²²/ Chinese transliterations: shàn zhě bù biàn, biàn zhě bù shàn [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄕㄢˋ ㄓㄜˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄓㄜˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄢˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], sin⁶ ze² bat¹ bin⁶, bin⁶ ze² bat¹ sin⁶ [Cantonese, Jyutping], shàn zhě bù biàn [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], biàn zhě bù shàn [Phonetic:shàn zhě bú biàn [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], biàn zhě bú shàn] [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄕㄢˋ ㄓㄜˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄓㄜˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄢˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], shàn jhě bù biàn, biàn jhě bù shàn [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], shan⁴ chê³ pu⁴ pien⁴, pien⁴ chê³ pu⁴ shan⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], shàn jě bù byàn-, byàn jě bù shàn [Mandarin, Yale, standard], shann jee bu biann, biann jee bu shann [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], шань чжэ бу бянь [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], бянь чжэ бу шань [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], šanʹ čžɛ bu bjanʹ [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], bjanʹ čžɛ bu šanʹ [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], sihn jé bāt bihn, bihn jé bāt sihn [Cantonese, Yale], sin⁶ dze² bat⁷ bin⁶, bin⁶ dze² bat⁷ sin⁶ [Cantonese, Pinyin], xin⁶ zé² bed¹ bin⁶, bin⁶ zé² bed¹ xin⁶ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] Forms: 善者不辩,辩者不善
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 善者不辯,辯者不善
  1. Good words are not persuasive, persuasive words are not good; Do not be taken in by appearances Tags: idiomatic
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  "literal_meaning": "Those who are skilled (in the Dao) do not dispute (about it); the disputatious are not skilled in it.",
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      "zh-pron": "shàn zhě bù biàn, biàn zhě bù shàn"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄕㄢˋ ㄓㄜˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄓㄜˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄢˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sin⁶ ze² bat¹ bin⁶, bin⁶ ze² bat¹ sin⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shàn zhě bù biàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "biàn zhě bù shàn [Phonetic:shàn zhě bú biàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "biàn zhě bú shàn]"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄕㄢˋ ㄓㄜˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄓㄜˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄢˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shàn jhě bù biàn, biàn jhě bù shàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shan⁴ chê³ pu⁴ pien⁴, pien⁴ chê³ pu⁴ shan⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shàn jě bù byàn-, byàn jě bù shàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shann jee bu biann, biann jee bu shann"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "шань чжэ бу бянь"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "бянь чжэ бу шань"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "šanʹ čžɛ bu bjanʹ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bjanʹ čžɛ bu šanʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʂän⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ pi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ pi̯ɛn⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʂän⁵¹/",
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        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sihn jé bāt bihn, bihn jé bāt sihn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sin⁶ dze² bat⁷ bin⁶, bin⁶ dze² bat⁷ sin⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xin⁶ zé² bed¹ bin⁶, bin⁶ zé² bed¹ xin⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siːn²² t͡sɛː³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ piːn²² piːn²² t͡sɛː³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ siːn²²/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ʂän⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ pi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ pi̯ɛn⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʂän⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siːn²² t͡sɛː³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ piːn²² piːn²² t͡sɛː³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ siːn²²/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "善者不辯,辯者不善"
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    {
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "shàn zhě bù biàn, biàn zhě bù shàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄕㄢˋ ㄓㄜˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄓㄜˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄢˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sin⁶ ze² bat¹ bin⁶, bin⁶ ze² bat¹ sin⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shàn zhě bù biàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "biàn zhě bù shàn [Phonetic:shàn zhě bú biàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "biàn zhě bú shàn]"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄕㄢˋ ㄓㄜˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄓㄜˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄢˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shàn jhě bù biàn, biàn jhě bù shàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shan⁴ chê³ pu⁴ pien⁴, pien⁴ chê³ pu⁴ shan⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shàn jě bù byàn-, byàn jě bù shàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shann jee bu biann, biann jee bu shann"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "шань чжэ бу бянь"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "бянь чжэ бу шань"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "šanʹ čžɛ bu bjanʹ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bjanʹ čžɛ bu šanʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʂän⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ pi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ pi̯ɛn⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʂän⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sihn jé bāt bihn, bihn jé bāt sihn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sin⁶ dze² bat⁷ bin⁶, bin⁶ dze² bat⁷ sin⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xin⁶ zé² bed¹ bin⁶, bin⁶ zé² bed¹ xin⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siːn²² t͡sɛː³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ piːn²² piːn²² t͡sɛː³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ siːn²²/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʂän⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ pi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ pi̯ɛn⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʂän⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siːn²² t͡sɛː³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ piːn²² piːn²² t͡sɛː³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ siːn²²/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "善者不辯,辯者不善"
}

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