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君子不奪人所好 (gwan1 zi2 bat1 dyut6 jan4 so2 hou3) — a man of noble character doesn't seize things which another treasures in Cantonese

gwanˉ¹君ziˊ²子batˉ¹不dyutˍ₆奪janˎ₄人soˊ²所hou˗₃好
简 君子不夺人所好
Mandarin Pinyin: jun1 zi3 bu4 duo2 ren2 suo3 hao4

Meaning of 君子不奪人所好

nouna man of noble character doesn't seize things which another treasures

Characters in 君子不奪人所好

君gwan1
sovereign; monarch; ruler; king; lord
子zi2
(noun) 1. son; 2. offspring; (adjective) 1. subsidiary; (noun) one of the Earthly Branches
不bat1
not; no; un-
奪dyut6
seize; snatch; take by force
人jan4
manpower; staff; human resources
所so2
that which
好hou2
well; all right; okay

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