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先君子后小人

/ xiān jūn zǐ hòu xiǎo rén /
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Collocation

1
不做先君子后小人的事
2
不可能先君子后小人
3
……是先君子后小人
4
往往先君子后小人,而不先小人后君子

Definition

先君子后小人

Literally means:

first gentlemanly courtesy, then plebeian haggling

precede harsh terms with courtesy

Actually means:

君子, a gentleman; 小人, a villain or mean person.

This phrase means that a person who behaves like a gentleman in the beginning of doing things, giving greater priority to friendship rather than in terests, but than is reduced to a villain, refusing to make the least sacrifice.

君子,人格高尚的人。小人,人格卑鄙的人。

做事时先像个君子,只讲情谊不计较个人利益,后来再对利益斤斤计较,像个小人。

Example

Used as predicate, object or attributive. (作谓语、宾语、定语)
1
Zài
zhōngguó
中国
,
夫妻
duì
hūnqián
婚前
cáichǎn
财产
de
chǔ
处理
wǎngwǎng
往往
xiān
jūn
君子
hòu
xiǎorén
小人
,
bān
一般
dōu
ài
miànzi
面子
,
duì
不对
hūnqián
婚前
cáichǎn
财产
jìnxíng
进行
gōngzhèng
公证
,
zhīyǒu
只有
hūn
离婚
shí
cái
fèn
分割
cáichǎn
财产

In China, the treatment of premarital property by husband and wife is often gentlemanly and then small, generally hindering the face, not to notarization of premarital property, only when divorced to divide the property.

2
Zhōngfāng
中西方
zài
qiānshè
牵涉
dào
rén
个人
hài
利害
guānxi
关系
shí
,
zuò
做法
wǎngwǎng
往往
xiāngfǎn
相反
:
fāngrén
西方人
de
zuò
做法
shì
xiānxiǎorénhòujūn
先小人后君子
,
ér
zhōngguó
中国
rén
què
shì
xiān
jūn
君子
hòu
xiǎorén
小人

When it comes to personal interests, China and the West tend to do the opposite: Westerners do what they do first, then the gentleman, Chinese is the gentleman first and the gentleman later.

3
huǒ
合伙
chuàng
创业
dìng
一定
yào
qiāndìng
签订
hǎo
zuò
合作
xié
协议
,
bìng
yán
严格
zhíxíng
执行
tong
合同
,
juéduì
绝对
yào
不要
zuò
xiān
jūn
君子
hòu
xiǎorén
小人
de
shì

Partnership must sign a good cooperation agreement, and strict implementation of the contract, absolutely do not do the first gentleman after the little man thing.