"Benevolence" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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善意 shàn yì goodwill / benevolence / kindness
仁爱 rén ài benevolence / charity / compassion
善心 shàn xīn kindness / benevolence / philanthropy / virtuous intentions
恩德 ēn dé benevolence / favor
惠 huì favor / benefit / to bestow / (literary) benevolence / (honorific)
仁术 rén shù kindness / benevolence / to govern in humanitarian way
仁义 rén yì benevolence and righteousness
仁至义尽 rén zhì yì jìn extreme benevolence, utmost duty (idiom) / meticulous virtue and attention to duty
仁人志士 rén rén zhì shì gentleman aspiring to benevolence (idiom) / people with lofty ideals
志士仁人 zhì shì rén rén gentleman aspiring to benevolence (idiom) / people with lofty ideals
仁民爱物 rén mín ài wù love to all creatures (idiom, from Mencius) / universal benevolence
仁言利博 rén yán lì bó Words of benevolence apply universally (idiom). Humanitarian expressions benefit all.
假慈悲 jiǎ cí bēi phony mercy / sham benevolence / crocodile tears
五常 wǔ cháng five constant virtues of Confucianism, namely: benevolence 仁, righteousness 義|义, propriety 禮|礼, wisdom 智 / and fidelity 信 / five cardinal relationships of Confucianism (between ruler and subject, father and son, husband and wife, brothers, friends) / five phases of Chinese philosophy: water 水, fire 火, wood 木, metal 金, earth 土
仁者见仁，智者见智 rén zhě jiàn rén , zhì zhě jiàn zhì The benevolent sees benevolence, the wise sees wisdom. / Different views are admissible. (idiom)
好学近乎知，力行近乎仁，知耻近乎勇 hào xué jìn hu zhī , lì xíng jìn hu rén , zhī chǐ jìn hu yǒng to love learning is akin to knowledge, to study diligently is akin to benevolence, to know shame is akin to courage (Confucius)
皇恩 huáng ēn imperial kindness / benevolence from the emperor
好学近乎知，力行近乎仁，知耻近乎勇 hào xué jìn hū zhī , lì xíng jìn hū rén , zhī chǐ jìn hū yǒng to love learning is akin to knowledge, to study diligently is akin to benevolence, to know shame is akin to courage (Confucius)
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