和而不同

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Chinese

mix together; peace; harmony
mix together; peace; harmony; and; with; union; cap (a poem); respond in singing; soft; warm
 
and; as well as; but (not)
and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast)
 
 not; no
like; same; similar
like; same; similar; together; alike; with
 
simp. and trad.
(和而不同) 		和 而 不 同

Etymology

From the Analects, Book 13 (《論語·子路》):

子曰：「君子和而不同，小人同而不和。」 [Traditional Chinese poetry, trad. and simp.]
From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
Zǐyuē: “Jūnzǐ hé ér bù tóng, xiǎorén tóng ér bù hé.”
The Master said, "The superior man is affable, but not adulatory; the mean man is adulatory, but not affable."

Pronunciation

Idiom

和而不同

  1. harmonious even when there exists different opinions; unity in diversity
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