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nobleman / person of noble character
HSK 7-9
opium eater / drug addict / chain smoker
scarlet kafir lily / Clivia miniata (botany)
upright gentleman / man of honor
a nobleman's word is his bond (proverb)
lit. the gentleman on the roof beam / fig. a thief
friendship between gentlemen, insipid as water (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子)
recluse / hermit / used for homophone 癮君子|瘾君子, opium addict
people of good will (idiom); charitable person
Lin Xu (1875-1898), one of the Six Gentlemen Martyrs 戊戌六君子 of the unsuccessful reform movement of 1898
Yang Rui (1855-1898), one of the Six Gentlemen Martyrs 戊戌六君子 of the unsuccessful reform movement of 1898 / Yang Rui (1963-), host of "Dialogue" on CCTV News
virtuous gentleman (idiom)
the Six Gentlemen Martyrs of the failed reform movement of 1898, executed in its aftermath, namely: Tan Sitong 譚嗣同|谭嗣同, Lin Xu 林旭, Yang Shenxiu 楊深秀|杨深秀, Liu Guangdi 劉光第|刘光第, Kang Guangren 康廣仁|康广仁 and Yang Rui 楊銳|杨锐
a gentleman's friendship, insipid as water (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子)
lit. a nobleman stays clear of the kitchen (idiom, from Mencius) / fig. a nobleman who has seen a living animal cannot bear to see it die, hence he keeps away from the kitchen
refined gentleman
to gauge the heart of a gentleman with one's own mean measure (idiom)
Liu Guangdi (1859-1898), one of the Six Gentlemen Martyrs 戊戌六君子 of the unsuccessful reform movement of 1898
good people are at peace with themselves, (but) there is no rest for the wicked
Yang Shenxiu (1849-1898), one of the Six Gentlemen Martyrs 戊戌六君子 of the unsuccessful reform movement of 1898
hypocrite
Kang Guangren (1867-1898), younger brother of Kang Youwei 康有為|康有为 and one of the Six Gentlemen Martyrs 戊戌六君子 of the unsuccessful reform movement of 1898
a real man, if he takes a hit, will seek to even the score (idiom)
a gentleman uses his mouth and not his fist
lit. for a nobleman to take revenge, ten years is not too long (idiom) / fig. revenge is a dish best served cold
one who doesn't avenge an injustice is not a gentleman, one who doesn't redress a wrong is not a man (idiom)
Tan Sitong (1865-1898), Qing writer and politician, one of the Six Gentlemen Martyrs 戊戌六君子 of the unsuccessful reform movement of 1898


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