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Learning Chinese is easier with our free resources! This series explains idioms and proverbs, valuable for various situations. Today’s idiom is 「謙謙君子」, with more below.

The idiom 「謙謙君子」 is the focus of our introduction today, and its explanation and application are listed below.

Refers to someone who is humble but strict with himself.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

qiān qiān jūn zǐ

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

him1 him1 gwan1 ji2

There are countless Chinese idioms, all rich in meaning and application. Each one is unique, and we hope this information helps you explore and enhance your Chinese language knowledge.