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Nobleman

Junzi / chun-tzu / gunja / kunshi

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jūn zǐ

kun shi

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This means nobleman, person of noble character, man of virtue; wise man, or a true gentleman

君子 can be romanized as chün-tzu or jūnzǐ from Chinese and gunja from Korean. This has the same meaning in Japanese, but in another context, can be the female given name Kunshi.

A Wise Man Changes His Mind (but a fool never will)

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kun shi hyou hen su

A Wise Man Changes His Mind (but a fool never will) Scroll

君子豹変す is a Japanese proverb that suggests that a wise man is willing to change his mind, but a fool will stubbornly never change his.

The first word is 君子 (kunshi), a man of virtue, a person of high rank, a wise man.

The second word is 豹変 (hyouhen), sudden change, complete change.

The last part, す (su), modifies the verb to a more humble form.

The “fool” part is merely implied or understood. So if wise and noble people are willing to change their minds, it automatically says that foolish people are unwilling to change.

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Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese	Pronunciation Romanization	Simple Dictionary Definition
君子 see styles	jun zǐ jun1 zi3 chün tzu kunshi くんし	More info & calligraphy: Nobleman nobleman; person of noble character (1) man of virtue; wise man; (true) gentleman; (2) person of high rank; (3) (See 四君子) the four gentlemen (plum, chrysanthemum, orchid, and bamboo); (female given name) Kunshi superior man
君子豹変す see styles	kunshihyouhensu / kunshihyohensu くんしひょうへんす	More info & calligraphy: A Wise Man Changes His Mind (but a fool never will) (exp,vs-c) (proverb) A wise man changes his mind, a fool never
使君子 see styles	shikunshi; shikunshi しくんし; シクンシ	使君子 Custom Scroll (kana only) Rangoon creeper (Quisqualis indica)
偽君子伪君子 see styles	wěi jun zǐ wei3 jun1 zi3 wei chün tzu gikunshi; nisekunshi ぎくんし; にせくんし	偽君子 Custom Scroll hypocrite hypocrite; snob
君子蘭君子兰 see styles	jun zǐ lán jun1 zi3 lan2 chün tzu lan kunshiran くんしらん	君子蘭 Custom Scroll scarlet kafir lily; Clivia miniata (botany) clivia (esp. drooping clivia, Clivia nobilis); Kaffir lily (Clivia miniata)
四君子 see styles	shikunshi しくんし	四君子 Custom Scroll the four gentlemen (plum, chrysanthemum, orchid, and bamboo)
士君子 see styles	shikunshi しくんし	士君子 Custom Scroll gentleman; man of learning and virtue
生君子 see styles	yukiko ゆきこ	生君子 Custom Scroll (female given name) Yukiko
癮君子瘾君子 see styles	yǐn jun zǐ yin3 jun1 zi3 yin chün tzu	癮君子 Custom Scroll opium eater; drug addict; chain smoker
隱君子隐君子 see styles	yǐn jun zi yin3 jun1 zi5 yin chün tzu	隱君子 Custom Scroll recluse; hermit; used for homophone 癮君子\|瘾君子, opium addict
仁人君子 see styles	rén rén jun zǐ ren2 ren2 jun1 zi3 jen jen chün tzu	仁人君子 Custom Scroll people of good will (idiom); charitable person
伊藤君子 see styles	itoukimiko / itokimiko いとうきみこ	伊藤君子 Custom Scroll (person) Itō Kimiko (1946.7.11-)
君子之交 see styles	jun zǐ zhī jiāo jun1 zi3 zhi1 jiao1 chün tzu chih chiao	君子之交 Custom Scroll friendship between gentlemen, insipid as water (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子\|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3])
君子豹変 see styles	kunshihyouhen / kunshihyohen くんしひょうへん	君子豹変 Custom Scroll (1) (yoji) the wise readily adapt themselves to changed circumstances; the wise are quick to acknowledge their mistakes and correct them; (2) (yoji) (in colloquial usage, ironically or as an excuse) the wise make no scruple in suddenly changing their demeanor
彬彬君子 see styles	bīn bīn jun zǐ bin1 bin1 jun1 zi3 pin pin chün tzu	彬彬君子 Custom Scroll refined gentleman
梁上君子 see styles	liáng shàng jun zǐ liang2 shang4 jun1 zi3 liang shang chün tzu	梁上君子 Custom Scroll lit. the gentleman on the roof beam; fig. a thief
正人君子 see styles	zhèng rén jun zi zheng4 ren2 jun1 zi5 cheng jen chün tzu	正人君子 Custom Scroll upright gentleman; man of honor
淑人君子 see styles	shū rén jun zi shu1 ren2 jun1 zi5 shu jen chün tzu	淑人君子 Custom Scroll virtuous gentleman (idiom)
紫君子蘭 see styles	murasakikunshiran; murasakikunshiran むらさきくんしらん; ムラサキクンシラン	紫君子蘭 Custom Scroll (kana only) African lily (Agapanthus africanus)
聖人君子 see styles	seijinkunshi / sejinkunshi せいじんくんし	聖人君子 Custom Scroll (yoji) person of lofty virtue; man of noble character; perfect person; saint
君子遠庖廚君子远庖厨 see styles	jun zǐ yuàn páo chú jun1 zi3 yuan4 pao2 chu2 chün tzu yüan p`ao ch`u chün tzu yüan pao chu	君子遠庖廚 Custom Scroll lit. a nobleman stays clear of the kitchen (idiom, from Mencius); fig. a nobleman who has seen a living animal cannot bear to see it die, hence he keeps away from the kitchen
戊戌六君子 see styles	wù xū liù jun zǐ wu4 xu1 liu4 jun1 zi3 wu hsü liu chün tzu	戊戌六君子 Custom Scroll the Six Gentlemen Martyrs of the failed reform movement of 1898, executed in its aftermath, namely: Tan Sitong 譚嗣同\|谭嗣同[Tan2 Si4 tong2], Lin Xu 林旭[Lin2 Xu4], Yang Shenxiu 楊深秀\|杨深秀[Yang2 Shen1 xiu4], Liu Guangdi 劉光第\|刘光第[Liu2 Guang1 di4], Kang Guangren 康廣仁\|康广仁[Kang1 Guang3 ren2] and Yang Rui 楊銳\|杨锐[Yang2 Rui4]
梁上の君子 see styles	ryoujounokunshi / ryojonokunshi りょうじょうのくんし	梁上の君子 Custom Scroll (expression) (1) (archaism) thief; (expression) (2) mouse
君子は豹変す see styles	kunshihahyouhensu / kunshihahyohensu くんしはひょうへんす	君子は豹変す Custom Scroll (exp,vs-c) (1) (proverb) (See 君子豹変・くんしひょうへん・1) a wise man changes his mind, a fool never; the wise adapt themselves to changed circumstances; (exp,vs-c) (2) (proverb) (colloquialism) the wise make no scruple in suddenly changing their demeanor
君子は器ならず see styles	kunshihakinarazu くんしはきならず	君子は器ならず Custom Scroll (expression) (proverb) a true gentleman is well-rounded
君子不計小人過君子不计小人过 see styles	jun zǐ bù jì xiǎo rén guò jun1 zi3 bu4 ji4 xiao3 ren2 guo4 chün tzu pu chi hsiao jen kuo	君子不計小人過 Custom Scroll see 大人不記小人過\|大人不记小人过[da4 ren2 bu4 ji4 xiao3 ren2 guo4]
君子之交淡如水 see styles	jun zǐ zhī jiāo dàn rú shuǐ jun1 zi3 zhi1 jiao1 dan4 ru2 shui3 chün tzu chih chiao tan ju shui	君子之交淡如水 Custom Scroll a gentleman's friendship, insipid as water (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子\|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3])
君子動口不動手君子动口不动手 see styles	jun zǐ dòng kǒu bù dòng shǒu jun1 zi3 dong4 kou3 bu4 dong4 shou3 chün tzu tung k`ou pu tung shou chün tzu tung kou pu tung shou	君子動口不動手 Custom Scroll a gentleman uses his mouth and not his fist
有仇不報非君子有仇不报非君子 see styles	yǒu chóu bù bào fēi jun zǐ you3 chou2 bu4 bao4 fei1 jun1 zi3 yu ch`ou pu pao fei chün tzu yu chou pu pao fei chün tzu	有仇不報非君子 Custom Scroll a real man, if he takes a hit, will seek to even the score (idiom)
君子一言，駟馬難追君子一言，驷马难追 see styles	jun zǐ yī yán , sì mǎ nán zhuī jun1 zi3 yi1 yan2 , si4 ma3 nan2 zhui1 chün tzu i yen , ssu ma nan chui	君子一言，駟馬難追 Custom Scroll a nobleman's word is his bond (proverb)

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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...

Title	Characters	Romaji (Romanized Japanese)	Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Nobleman	君子	kun shi / kunshi	jūn zǐ / jun1 zi3 / jun zi / junzi	chün tzu / chüntzu
A Wise Man Changes His Mind (but a fool never will)	君子豹変す	kun shi hyou hen su kunshihyouhensu kun shi hyo hen su