"君子は周して比せず小人は比して周せず" meaning in Japanese

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Proverb

IPA: [kɯ̟̃ɰ̃ɕi β̞a̠ ɕɨːɕite̞ çise̞zɨ ɕo̞ːʑiɰ̃ β̞a̠ çiɕite̞ ɕɨːse̞zɨ] Forms: 君子は周して比せず小人は比して周せず [canonical] (ruby: (くん), (), (しゅう), (), (しょう), (じん), (), (しゅう)), kunshi wa shūshite hisezu shōjin wa hishite shūsezu [romanization]
Etymology: Calque of Literary Chinese 君子周而不比,小人比而不周. Etymology templates: {{calque|ja|lzh|君子周而不比,小人比而不周}} Calque of Literary Chinese 君子周而不比,小人比而不周 Head templates: {{ja-pos|proverb|くんし は しゅうして ひせず しょうじん は ひして しゅうせず}} 君(くん)子(し)は周(しゅう)して比(ひ)せず小(しょう)人(じん)は比(ひ)して周(しゅう)せず • (kunshi wa shūshite hisezu shōjin wa hishite shūsezu)
  1. A gentleman encompasses all and remains impartial. A petty mind is partial and does not encompass all. That is, a gentleman shows kindness to all with fairness, but a petty person is only kind to a few friends.
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