From Zhuangzi: 且<span class="searchmatch">君子之交</span><span class="searchmatch">淡</span>若水，小人之交甘若醴。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, trad. and simp.] From: Zhuangzi, circa 3rd – 2nd centuries BCE Qiě jūnzǐ zhī jiāo dàn ruò...
Calque of Literary Chinese <span class="searchmatch">君子之交</span><span class="searchmatch">淡</span><span class="searchmatch">如水</span> (jūnzǐ zhī jiāo dàn rú shuǐ) from Zhuangzi: <span class="searchmatch">君子之交</span><span class="searchmatch">淡</span><span class="searchmatch">如水</span>，小人之交甘若醴。 [Classical Chinese, trad. and simp.] From: Zhuangzi, circa...
君子不夺人所好 君子不念舊惡 / 君子不念旧恶 君子不立危牆之下 / 君子不立危墙之下 (jūnzǐ bù lì wēiqiáng zhī xià) <span class="searchmatch">君子之交</span> <span class="searchmatch">君子之交</span><span class="searchmatch">淡</span><span class="searchmatch">如水</span> (jūnzǐ zhī jiāo dàn rú shuǐ) 君子于役 君子交絕，不出惡聲 / 君子交绝，不出恶声 (jūnzǐjiāojué...
bāngjiāo ― diplomatic relations 泛泛之交 ― fànfànzhījiāo ― acquaintance <span class="searchmatch">君子之交</span><span class="searchmatch">淡</span><span class="searchmatch">如水</span> ― jūnzǐ zhī jiāo dàn rú shuǐ ― True friendship between two men of accomplishment...