君子之交淡如水

Chinese
 
junzi; man of virtue; high-minded person
junzi; man of virtue; high-minded person; noble person; superior person
 's; him/her/it; this
 
to deliver; to turn over; to make friends
to deliver; to turn over; to make friends; to intersect (lines); to pay (money)
 
insipid; diluted; weak
insipid; diluted; weak; light in color; tasteless; fresh; indifferent; nitrogen
 as (if); such as water; river
trad. (君子之交淡如水) 君子 之 交 淡 如 水
simp. #(君子之交淡如水) 君子 之 交 淡 如 水

Etymology

From Zhuangzi:

且君子之交淡若水，小人之交甘若醴。 [Classical Chinese, trad. and simp.]
From: Zhuangzi, circa 3rd – 2nd 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.

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): jūnzǐ zhī jiāo dàn rú shuǐ
    (Zhuyin): ㄐㄩㄣ ㄗˇ ㄓ ㄐㄧㄠ ㄉㄢˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Hanyu Pinyin: jūnzǐ zhī jiāo dàn rú shuǐ
      • Zhuyin: ㄐㄩㄣ ㄗˇ ㄓ ㄐㄧㄠ ㄉㄢˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ
      • Tongyong Pinyin: jyunzǐh jhih jiao dàn rú shuěi
      • Wade–Giles: chün1-tzŭ3 chih1 chiao1 tan4 ju2 shui3
      • Yale: jyūn-dž jr̄ jyāu dàn rú shwěi
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiuntzyy jy jiau dann ru shoei
      • Palladius: цзюньцзы чжи цзяо дань жу шуй (czjunʹczy čži czjao danʹ žu šuj)
      • Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕyn⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕjɑʊ̯⁵⁵ tän⁵¹ ʐu³⁵ ʂweɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Proverb

君子之交淡如水

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

Antonyms
  • 小人之交甘若醴

Descendants
  • → 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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