君子不器

Chinese

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Etymology

From the Analects, Book 2 (《論語·爲政》):

子曰：「君子不器。」 [Classical Chinese, trad. and simp.]
From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
Zǐyuē: “Jūnzǐ bù qì.” [Pinyin]
The Master said, "The accomplished scholar is not a utensil."

Pronunciation

Proverb

君子不器

  1. A gentleman is no specialist; Unlike a tool fashioned for a specific purpose, a gentleman is well-rounded, someone who has talents suited to any task.

Descendants
Sino-Xenic (君子不器):
  • → Korean: 군자불기(君子不器) (gunjabulgi)
  • → Vietnamese: quân tử bất khí (Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value))

Others:

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