君子动口不动手

Traditional: 君子動口不動手

jūn zǐ dòng kǒu bù dòng shǒu

Dictionary entry

a gentleman uses his mouth and not his fist

What does 君子动口不动手 mean?

君子动口不动手 (jūn zǐ dòng kǒu bù dòng shǒu) has the following dictionary meaning.

1a gentleman uses his mouth and not his fist

Character breakdown

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君jūnmonarch · lord 子zǐson · child 动dòng(of sth) to move · to set in movement 口kǒumouth · classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc)不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-手shǒuhand · (formal) to hold

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君子动口不动手

jūn zǐ dòng kǒu bù dòng shǒu

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