「先小人後君子」
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Pronunciation: | sin1 siu2 jan4 hau6 gwan1 zi2 |
Individual Character Meaning: |
先 first; before; earlier; ago; used as a prefix; temporarily; tentatively; for the time being; for now; not until; then and only then; for no other reason; only; actually; really; in fact 小 small; primary school; elementary school; little; lesser; minor 人 human; human being; person; people; personality; everybody; (some) people; others; somebody; body of a person 後 back; after; behind; rear; last; afterwards; later; post- 君 you; sovereign; monarch; mister; gentleman 子 son; sub-; person; egg |
Part of Speech: | expression |
Explanation: |
to set clear expectations before being generous; literally: be a scoundrel before being a gentleman
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