先小人，後君子

Chinese

	early; prior; former early; prior; former; in advance; first	scoundrel or villain; person of low position		back; behind; rear back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later	junzi; man of virtue; high-minded person junzi; man of virtue; high-minded person; noble person; superior person
trad. (先小人，後君子)	先	小人	，	後	君子
simp. (先小人，后君子)	先	小人	，	后	君子
Literally: “be the villain first, then be the gentleman”.

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiān xiǎorén, hòu jūnzǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄖㄣˊ , ㄏㄡˋ ㄐㄩㄣㄗˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sin¹ siu² jan⁴, hau⁶ gwan¹ zi²

先小人，後君子

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