雪中送炭真君子，锦上添花是小人雪中送炭真君子，錦上添花是小人雪中送炭真君子，錦上添花是小人

bringing charcoal in snow is a true gentleman, adding flowers to brocade is a petty person

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: Someone who helps in need is truly noble; one who only flatters the successful is petty. Approving of the first, critical of the second.

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Simplified: 雪中送炭真君子，锦上添花是小人
Traditional (Taiwan): 雪中送炭真君子，錦上添花是小人
Pinyin: xuězhōngsòngtàn zhēn jūnzǐ, jǐnshàngtiānhuā shì xiǎorén
Bopomofo: ㄒㄩㄝˇ ㄓㄨㄥㄙㄨㄥˋ ㄊㄢˋ ㄓㄣㄐㄩㄣㄗˇ，ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄕㄤˋ ㄊㄧㄢㄏㄨㄚㄕˋ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄖㄣˊ

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

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