文質彬彬

See also: 文质彬彬

Chinese

refined, gentle and elegant
trad. (文質彬彬) 文質 彬彬
simp. (文质彬彬) 文质 彬彬

Pronunciation


Idiom

文質彬彬

  1. gentle; refined in manner
  2. (literary, originally) well balanced between literary talent and simplicity; displaying literary talent yet not frivolous

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ぶん
Grade: 1
しつ
Grade: 5
ひん
Jinmeiyō
ひん > ぴん
Jinmeiyō
kan’on

Etymology

From the Analects.[1][2]

Pronunciation

Idiom

文質彬彬 (hiragana ぶんしつひんぴん, rōmaji bunshitsuhinpin)

  1. the beauty of the outer surface and the inner quality of the inner are well-harmonized

Adjectival noun

文質彬彬 (-tari inflection, hiragana ぶんしつひんぴん, rōmaji bunshitsuhinpin)

  1. gentle, refined in manner

Conjugation

References

  1. 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

文質彬彬 (munjilbinbin) (hangeul 문질빈빈)

  1. Hanja form? of 문질빈빈 (The beauty of the outer surface and the inner quality of the inner are well harmonized).
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