君子之交淡如水

Chinese

		junzi; man of virtue; high-minded person junzi; man of virtue; high-minded person; noble person; superior person	's; him/her/it; this	to deliver; to turn over; to make friends to deliver; to turn over; to make friends; to intersect (lines); to pay (money)	insipid; diluted; weak insipid; diluted; weak; light in colour; tasteless; fresh; indifferent; nitrogen	as (if); such as	water; river
trad. (君子之交淡如水)		君子	之	交	淡	如	水
simp. ^#(君子之交淡如水)		君子	之	交	淡	如	水

且君子之交淡若水，小人之交甘若醴。 [Classical Chinese, trad. and simp.]

From: Zhuangzi, circa 3^rd – 2^nd centuries BCE

Qiě jūnzǐ zhī jiāo dàn ruò shuǐ, xiǎorén zhī jiāo gān ruò lǐ. [Pinyin]

Moreover, the intercourse of superior men is tasteless as water, while that of mean men is sweet as new wine.

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jūnzǐ zhī jiāo dàn rú shuǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄩㄣㄗˇ ㄓㄐㄧㄠㄉㄢˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gwan¹ zi² zi¹ gaau¹ daam⁶ jyu⁴ seoi²

君子之交淡如水

True friendship between two men of accomplishment need not be overly demonstrative.

→ Japanese: 君子の交わりは淡きこと水の如し (kunshi no majiwari wa awaki koto mizu no gotoshi) (calque)

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