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温良恭俭让

wēn liáng gōng jiǎn ràngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
temperate, kind, courteous, restrained and magnanimous
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-f514a27252a7b9f7. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

溫良恭儉讓 温良恭俭让 [wen1 liang2 gong1 jian3 rang4] /temperate, kind, courteous, restrained and magnanimous/

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Other forms in these source records: 溫良恭儉讓

  • 温
    wēn

    warm / lukewarm / to warm up / (bound form) temperature / (bound form) mild / soft / tender / to review (a lesson etc) / (TCM) fever / epidemic / pestilence (old variant of 瘟[wēn])

    Wēn

    surname Wen

  • 良
    liáng

    good / very / very much

  • 恭
    gōng

    respectful

  • 俭
    jiǎn

    (bound form) frugal / thrifty

  • 让
    ràng

    to yield / to permit / to let sb do sth / to have sb do sth / to make sb (feel sad etc) / by (indicates the agent in a passive clause, like 被[bèi])

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.