量小非君子，无毒不丈夫量小非君子，無毒不丈夫量小非君子，無毒不丈夫

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

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: A petty person is no gentleman, and one who is not ruthless to enemies is no great man. Be generous to friends and firm against foes. Often quoted cynically to justify ruthlessness.

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Simplified: 量小非君子，无毒不丈夫
Traditional (Taiwan): 量小非君子，無毒不丈夫
Pinyin: liàng xiǎo fēi jūnzǐ, wúdúbúzhàngfū
Pinyin (Taiwan): liàng xiǎo fēi jūnzǐ, wúdúbúzhàngfu
Bopomofo: ㄌㄧㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄈㄟㄐㄩㄣㄗˇ，ㄨˊ ㄉㄨˊ ㄅㄨˊ ㄓㄤˋ ˙ㄈㄨ

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

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