李司马那般谦谦君子
“like Grand Tutor Li's grandson, Discipline Inspector Li.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“not everyone can be a modest gentleman”
李司马那般 谦谦君子
“like Grand Tutor Li's grandson, Discipline Inspector Li.”
“Even if Your Majesty suddenly changed your mind”
“Someone as genuinely virtuous as him is practically impossible to find.”
The 'junzi' represents the moral pinnacle in Confucian philosophy, characterized by humility, self-restraint, and adherence to ritual propriety.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
a modest, self-effacing gentleman of high virtue
A classical idiom from the I Ching used to praise someone who is refined, courteous, and unassuming.
such / of that kind
Literary or elevated demonstrative adverb equivalent to spoken '那样'.