English Sentence:
心胸大的人談論想法，心胸小的人論人是非。
Chinese Translation (Simplified):
心胸大的人谈论想法，心胸小的人论人是非。
Pinyin:
xin1 xiong1 da4 de5 ren2 tan2 lun4 xiang3 fa3, xin1 xiong1 xiao3 de5 ren2 lun4 ren2 shi4 fei1.
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Great minds discuss ideas, small minds discuss people.
Chinese Translation (Traditional):心胸大的人談論想法，心胸小的人論人是非。
Chinese Translation (Simplified):
心胸大的人谈论想法，心胸小的人论人是非。
Pinyin:
xin1 xiong1 da4 de5 ren2 tan2 lun4 xiang3 fa3, xin1 xiong1 xiao3 de5 ren2 lun4 ren2 shi4 fei1.
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| 心胸 心胸 xīn xiōng breadth of mind, capacity for tolerance [Show Details] |
| 大 大 dà [polite] 1. big, great, large 2. major, main 3. oldest, eldest 4. (polite) your or your esteemed 5. age 6. in an extreme manner, greatly 7. short for university (used only in the abbreviation of the name) 8. mature, grown up 9. well-known, successful Here: big, great, large [Show Details] |
| 的 的 de 1. of (possessive particle) 2. (adjectival ending) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used to form a nominal expression) Here: (adjectival ending) [Show Details] |
| 人 人 rén people, person, human being [Show Details] |
| 談論 谈论 tán lùn to discuss, to talk about [Show Details] |
| 想法 想法 xiǎng fǎ idea, train of thought [Show Details] |
| 心胸 心胸 xīn xiōng breadth of mind, capacity for tolerance [Show Details] |
| 小 小 xiǎo 1. small, little 2. few 3. young 4. minor, petty 5. briefly, for a short while 6. slightly, a little 7. (the) youngest 8. (prefix used in front of family name to indicate informality or affection) 9. (humble) my, our 10. short for primary school Here: small, little [Show Details] |
| 的 的 de 1. of (possessive particle) 2. (adjectival ending) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used to form a nominal expression) Here: (adjectival ending) [Show Details] |
| 人 人 rén people, person, human being [Show Details] |
| 論 论 lùn 1. theory 2. to discuss, to talk about 3. opinion, view Here: to discuss, to talk about [Show Details] |
| 人 人 rén people, person, human being [Show Details] |
| 是非 是非 shì fēi 1. right and wrong 2. quarrel Here: right and wrong [Show Details] |
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