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Chinese
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flat; open-hearted; level flat; open-hearted; level; smooth |
a pond; pool; wash a pond; pool; wash; squander; sweep away; move; shake; dissolute |
a pond; pool; wash a pond; pool; wash; squander; sweep away; move; shake; dissolute |
| trad. (坦蕩蕩)
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坦
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蕩
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蕩
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| simp. (坦荡荡)
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坦
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荡
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荡
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| ABB-type reduplication of 坦蕩／坦荡 (tǎndàng).
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(This form in the hanzi box is uncreated: "坦荡荡".)
Pronunciation
Adjective
坦蕩蕩
- magnanimous; satisfied and composed
君子坦蕩蕩，小人長戚戚。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
君子坦荡荡，小人长戚戚。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Jūnzǐ tǎndàngdàng, xiǎorén cháng qīqī.
- The superior man is satisfied and composed; the mean man is always full of distress.
2003, “愛要坦蕩蕩”, performed by 蕭瀟:
愛要坦蕩蕩 不要裝模作樣到天長 [MSC, trad.]
爱要坦荡荡 不要装模作样到天长 [MSC, simp.]- Ài yào tǎndàngdàng, bù yào zhuāngmózuòyàng dào tiāncháng
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)