君子之交淡如水

jūn zǐ zhī jiāo dàn rú shuǐ

Dictionary entry

a gentleman's friendship, insipid as water (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3])

What does 君子之交淡如水 mean?

君子之交淡如水 (jūn zǐ zhī jiāo dàn rú shuǐ) has the following dictionary meaning.

1a gentleman's friendship, insipid as water (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3])

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君jūnmonarch · lord 子zǐson · child 之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) · him 交jiāoto hand over; to deliver; to pay (money); to turn over · to make friends 淡dàninsipid · diluted 如rúas · as if 水Shuǐsurname Shui · Shui ethnic group

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君子之交淡如水

jūn zǐ zhī jiāo dàn rú shuǐ

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