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君子不立危牆下 (gwan1 zi2 bat1 laap6 ngai4 coeng4 haa6) — a wise man would not put himself in potential danger; a wise man would not put himself in harm's way in Cantonese

gwanˉ¹君ziˊ²子batˉ¹不laapˍ₆立ngaiˎ₄危coengˎ₄牆haaˍ₆下
简 君子不立危墙下
Mandarin Pinyin: jun1 zi3 bu4 li4 wei2 qiang2 xia4

Meaning of 君子不立危牆下

nouna wise man would not put himself in potential danger; a wise man would not put himself in harm's way
nounA gentleman would not stand under a shaky wall

Characters in 君子不立危牆下

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-
立laap6
immediately; instantaneously
危ngai4
endanger; imperil; jeopardize
牆coeng4
anything shaped or functioning like a wall
下haa6
formulate; work out; set down

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