量小非君子，无度不丈夫量小非君子，無度不丈夫量小非君子，無度不丈夫

small capacity is no gentleman; without tolerance, no real man

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: A narrow-minded person with little tolerance cannot count as a virtuous or accomplished person. It is a variant of the saying with 毒.

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Simplified: 量小非君子，无度不丈夫
Traditional (Taiwan): 量小非君子，無度不丈夫
Pinyin: liàng xiǎo fēi jūnzǐ, wúdù bú zhàngfu
Bopomofo: ㄌㄧㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄈㄟㄐㄩㄣㄗˇ，ㄨˊ ㄉㄨˋ ㄅㄨˊ ㄓㄤˋ ˙ㄈㄨ

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

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