文質彬彬 in Chinese

IPA: /wən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ pin⁵⁵ pin⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /wən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ pin⁵⁵ pin⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /mɐn²¹ t͡sɐt̚⁵ pɐn⁵⁵ pɐn⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /vun¹¹ t͡sɨt̚² pin²⁴⁻¹¹ pin²⁴/ [Hakka, Meinong, Miaoli, Sinological-IPA, Sixian], /wən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ pin⁵⁵ pin⁵⁵/, /wən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ pin⁵⁵ pin⁵⁵/, /mɐn²¹ t͡sɐt̚⁵ pɐn⁵⁵ pɐn⁵⁵/, /vun¹¹ t͡sɨt̚² pin²⁴⁻¹¹ pin²⁴/ Chinese transliterations: wénzhìbīnbīn [Mandarin, Pinyin], wénzhíbīnbīn [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄨㄣˊ ㄓˋ ㄅㄧㄣㄅㄧㄣ [Mandarin, bopomofo], ㄨㄣˊ ㄓˊ ㄅㄧㄣㄅㄧㄣ [Mandarin, bopomofo], man⁴ zat¹ ban¹ ban¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], vùn-chṳt-pîn-pîn [Hakka, Phak-fa-su, Sixian], wénzhìbīnbīn [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], wúnjhìhbinbin [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], wên²-chih⁴-pin¹-pin¹ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], wén-jr̀-bīn-bīn [Mandarin, Yale], wenjyhbinbin [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], вэньчжибиньбинь [Mandarin, Palladius], vɛnʹčžibinʹbinʹ [Mandarin, Palladius], wénzhíbīnbīn [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], wúnjhíhbinbin [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], wên²-chih²-pin¹-pin¹ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], wén-jŕ-bīn-bīn [Mandarin, Yale], wenjyrbinbin [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], màhn jāt bān bān [Cantonese, Yale], man⁴ dzat⁷ ban¹ ban¹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], men⁴ zed¹ ben¹ ben¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], vùn-chṳt-pîn-pîn [Hakka, Meinong, Miaoli, Phak-fa-su, Sixian], vunˇ ziid` bin´ bin´ [Hakka, Hakka-Romanization-System, Meinong, Miaoli, Sixian], vun² zid⁵ bin¹ bin¹ [Hagfa-Pinyim, Hakka, Meinong, Miaoli, Sixian] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From the Analects, Book 6 (《論語·雍也》): : 子曰：「質勝文則野，文勝質則史。文質彬彬，然後君子。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]子曰：「质胜文则野，文胜质则史。文质彬彬，然后君子。」 [Classical Chinese, simp.] From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version Zǐyuē: “Zhì shèng wén zé yě, wén shèng zhì zé shǐ. Wén zhì bīnbīn, ránhòu jūnzǐ.” [Pinyin] The Master said, "Where the solid qualities are in excess of accomplishments, we have rusticity; where the accomplishments are in excess of the solid qualities, we have the manners of a clerk. When the accomplishments and solid qualities are equally blended, we then have the man of virtue." Etymology templates: {{lang|zh|(《論語·雍也》)}} (《論語·雍也》), {{zh-x|子曰：「質勝文則野，文勝質則史。文.質.彬彬，然後君子。」|The Master said, "Where the solid qualities are in excess of accomplishments, we have rusticity; where the accomplishments are in excess of the solid qualities, we have the manners of a clerk. When the accomplishments and solid qualities are equally blended, we then have the man of virtue."|collapsed=yes|ref=Analects}} 子曰：「質勝文則野，文勝質則史。文質彬彬，然後君子。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]子曰：「质胜文则野，文胜质则史。文质彬彬，然后君子。」 [Classical Chinese, simp.] From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version Zǐyuē: “Zhì shèng wén zé yě, wén shèng zhì zé shǐ. Wén zhì bīnbīn, ránhòu jūnzǐ.” [Pinyin] The Master said, "Where the solid qualities are in excess of accomplishments, we have rusticity; where the accomplishments are in excess of the solid qualities, we have the manners of a clerk. When the accomplishments and solid qualities are equally blended, we then have the man of virtue." Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 文質彬彬

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            "2": "ぶんしつ ひんぴん",
            "3": "문질빈빈"
          },
          "expansion": "Sino-Xenic (文質彬彬):\n* → Japanese: 文質彬彬(ぶんしつひんぴん) (bunshitsu hinpin)\n* → Korean: 문질빈빈(文質彬彬) (munjilbinbin)",
          "name": "CJKV"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Sino-Xenic (文質彬彬):\n* → Japanese: 文質彬彬(ぶんしつひんぴん) (bunshitsu hinpin)\n* → Korean: 문질빈빈(文質彬彬) (munjilbinbin)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "(《論語·雍也》)"
      },
      "expansion": "(《論語·雍也》)",
      "name": "lang"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "子曰：「質 勝 文 則 野，文 勝 質 則 史。文.質.彬彬，然後 君子。」",
        "2": "The Master said, \"Where the solid qualities are in excess of accomplishments, we have rusticity; where the accomplishments are in excess of the solid qualities, we have the manners of a clerk. When the accomplishments and solid qualities are equally blended, we then have the man of virtue.\"",
        "collapsed": "yes",
        "ref": "Analects"
      },
      "expansion": "子曰：「質勝文則野，文勝質則史。文質彬彬，然後君子。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]子曰：「质胜文则野，文胜质则史。文质彬彬，然后君子。」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]\nFrom: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version\nZǐyuē: “Zhì shèng wén zé yě, wén shèng zhì zé shǐ. Wén zhì bīnbīn, ránhòu jūnzǐ.” [Pinyin]\nThe Master said, \"Where the solid qualities are in excess of accomplishments, we have rusticity; where the accomplishments are in excess of the solid qualities, we have the manners of a clerk. When the accomplishments and solid qualities are equally blended, we then have the man of virtue.\"",
      "name": "zh-x"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From the Analects, Book 6 (《論語·雍也》):\n:\n子曰：「質勝文則野，文勝質則史。文質彬彬，然後君子。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]子曰：「质胜文则野，文胜质则史。文质彬彬，然后君子。」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]\nFrom: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version\nZǐyuē: “Zhì shèng wén zé yě, wén shèng zhì zé shǐ. Wén zhì bīnbīn, ránhòu jūnzǐ.” [Pinyin]\nThe Master said, \"Where the solid qualities are in excess of accomplishments, we have rusticity; where the accomplishments are in excess of the solid qualities, we have the manners of a clerk. When the accomplishments and solid qualities are equally blended, we then have the man of virtue.\"",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "idiom"
      },
      "expansion": "文質彬彬",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "gentle; refined in manner"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "gentle",
          "gentle"
        ],
        [
          "refined",
          "refined"
        ],
        [
          "manner",
          "manner"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Chinese literary terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "well balanced between literary talent and simplicity; displaying literary talent yet not frivolous"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "balanced",
          "balanced"
        ],
        [
          "literary",
          "literary"
        ],
        [
          "talent",
          "talent"
        ],
        [
          "simplicity",
          "simplicity"
        ],
        [
          "display",
          "display"
        ],
        [
          "frivolous",
          "frivolous"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "originally",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(literary, originally) well balanced between literary talent and simplicity; displaying literary talent yet not frivolous"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic",
        "literary"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wénzhìbīnbīn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wénzhíbīnbīn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄨㄣˊ ㄓˋ ㄅㄧㄣ ㄅㄧㄣ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄨㄣˊ ㄓˊ ㄅㄧㄣ ㄅㄧㄣ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "man⁴ zat¹ ban¹ ban¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Phak-fa-su",
        "Sixian"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "vùn-chṳt-pîn-pîn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wénzhìbīnbīn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wúnjhìhbinbin"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wên²-chih⁴-pin¹-pin¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wén-jr̀-bīn-bīn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wenjyhbinbin"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "вэньчжибиньбинь"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "vɛnʹčžibinʹbinʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/wən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ pin⁵⁵ pin⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wénzhíbīnbīn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wúnjhíhbinbin"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wên²-chih²-pin¹-pin¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wén-jŕ-bīn-bīn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wenjyrbinbin"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/wən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ pin⁵⁵ pin⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "màhn jāt bān bān"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "man⁴ dzat⁷ ban¹ ban¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "men⁴ zed¹ ben¹ ben¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mɐn²¹ t͡sɐt̚⁵ pɐn⁵⁵ pɐn⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Meinong",
        "Miaoli",
        "Phak-fa-su",
        "Sixian"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "vùn-chṳt-pîn-pîn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Hakka-Romanization-System",
        "Meinong",
        "Miaoli",
        "Sixian"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "vunˇ ziid` bin´ bin´"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hagfa-Pinyim",
        "Hakka",
        "Meinong",
        "Miaoli",
        "Sixian"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "vun² zid⁵ bin¹ bin¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/vun¹¹ t͡sɨt̚² pin²⁴⁻¹¹ pin²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Meinong",
        "Miaoli",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "Sixian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/wən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ pin⁵⁵ pin⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/wən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ pin⁵⁵ pin⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mɐn²¹ t͡sɐt̚⁵ pɐn⁵⁵ pɐn⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/vun¹¹ t͡sɨt̚² pin²⁴⁻¹¹ pin²⁴/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "文質彬彬"
}

"文質彬彬" meaning in Chinese

Phrase