君子不夺人之所好 君子不奪人之所好 君子不奪人之所好

a gentleman doesn't take what others love

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning
A decent person won't seize what someone else treasures. Often said when declining something offered or taking a person's possession.
Simplified
君子不夺人之所好
Traditional (Taiwan)
君子不奪人之所好
Pinyin
jūnzǐ bù duó rén zhī suǒ hào
Pinyin (Taiwan)
jūnzǐ bù duó rén zhī suǒ hǎo
Bopomofo
ㄐㄩㄣ ㄗˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄨㄛˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄏㄠˇ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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