君子坦荡荡，小人长戚戚 in English jun1 zi5 tan3 dang4 dang4 , xiao3 ren2 chang2 qi1 qi1 Meaning

Meanings

  • good people are at peace with themselves, (but) there is no rest for the wicked

Simplified Characters

君 子 坦 荡 荡 ， 小 人 长 戚 戚

Traditional Characters

君 子 坦 蕩 蕩 ， 小 人 長 戚 戚

Pinyin

jun1 zi5 tan3 dang4 dang4 , xiao3 ren2 chang2 qi1 qi1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

君jun1monarch 子zi5son 坦tan3flat 荡dang4variant of 蕩|荡[dang4] 荡dang4variant of 蕩|荡[dang4] ， 小xiao3small 人ren2man 长zhang3length 戚qi1variant of 戚[qi1] 戚qi1variant of 戚[qi1]