先生 xiān sheng teacher / gentleman / sir / mister (Mr.) / husband / (dialect) doctor / CL:位[wei4] syn 绅士 紳士 shēn shì gentleman syn 男士 nán shì man / gentleman syn 高尚 gāo shàng noble / lofty / refined / exquisite syn 精致 精緻 jīng zhì delicate / fine / exquisite / refined syn 精密 jīng mì accuracy / exact / precise / refined syn 小道 xiǎo dào bypath / trail / bribery as a means of achieving a goal / minor arts (Confucian reference to agriculture, medicine, divination, and other professions unworthy of a gentleman) syn 文雅 wén yǎ elegant / refined syn 斯文 sī wén refined / educate / cultured / intellectual / polite / gentle syn 雅丽 雅麗 yǎ lì elegant / refined beauty 窈窕 yǎo tiǎo (literary) (of a woman) graceful and refined / comely / (esp.) slender / slim / (literary) (of a bower, a mountain stream or a boudoir within a palace etc) secluded syn 精炼 精煉 jīng liàn to refine (a substance) / to purify / to refine (one's skills, writing etc) / refined / polished / succinct / skilled / capable syn 彬彬有礼 彬彬有禮 bīn bīn yǒu lǐ refined and courteous / urbane syn 典雅 diǎn yǎ refined / elegant 雅致 yǎ zhì elegant / refined / in good taste syn 白糖 bái táng (refined) white sugar 温文尔雅 溫文爾雅 wēn wén ěr yǎ cultured and refined (idiom) / gentle and cultivated syn 雅兴 雅興 yǎ xìng refined and elegant attitude of mind 精制 精製 jīng zhì refined syn 儒雅 rú yǎ scholarly / refined / cultured / courteous syn 精工 jīng gōng refined / delicate / exquisite (craftsmanship) 文质彬彬 文質彬彬 wén zhì bīn bīn refined in manner / gentle syn 乡绅 鄉紳 xiāng shēn a scholar or government official living in one's village / a village gentleman / squire syn 脱俗 脫俗 tuō sú free from vulgarity / refined / outstanding syn 雅人 yǎ rén poetic individual / person of refined temperament 娴静 嫻靜 xián jìng gentle and refined syn 相公 xiàng gong lord / master / young gentleman / male prostitute / catamite / mahjong player disqualified by unintentionally taking in the wrong number of dominoes / (old form of address for one's husband) husband syn 雅号 雅號 yǎ hào refined appelation / (humor) sb's elegant monicker / (hon.) your esteemed name syn 成品油 chéng pǐn yóu refined oil 清雅 qīng yǎ refined / elegant syn 精深 jīng shēn refined / profound syn 赛马会 賽馬會 sài mǎ huì the Jockey Club, Hong Kong philanthropic organization (and former gentleman's club) 正人君子 zhèng rén jūn zi upright gentleman / man of honor syn 老太爷 老太爺 lǎo tài yé elderly gentleman (respectful) / esteemed father syn 彬彬 bīn bīn refined, gentle, and elegant syn 精矿 精礦 jīng kuàng refined ore / concentrate 雅趣 yǎ qù elegant / refined / delicate and charming 俊雅 jùn yǎ (literary) elegant / graceful / refined syn 娴雅 嫻雅 xián yǎ refined / graceful / elegant / serene syn 仁人志士 rén rén zhì shì gentleman aspiring to benevolence (idiom) / people with lofty ideals syn 文气 文氣 wén qì the impact of a piece of writing on the reader / gentle / refined 君子之交淡如水 jūn zǐ zhī jiāo dàn rú shuǐ a gentleman's friendship, insipid as water (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]) 醍醐 tí hú refined cream cheese / fig. crème de la crème / nirvana / Buddha nature / Buddhist truth / broth / flawless personal character 秀 xiù (bound form) refined / elegant / graceful / beautiful / (bound form) superior / excellent / (loanword) show / (literary) to grow / to bloom / (of grain crops) to produce ears syn 精 jīng essence / extract / vitality / energy / semen / sperm / mythical goblin spirit / highly perfected / elite / the pick of sth / proficient (refined ability) / extremely (fine) / selected rice (archaic) syn 君 jūn monarch / lord / gentleman / ruler syn 爷 爺 yé grandpa / old gentleman syn 叟 sǒu old gentleman / old man syn 勾心斗角 勾心鬥角 gōu xīn dòu jiǎo to fight and scheme against each other (idiom) / (in palace construction) elaborate and refined syn 娴 嫻 xián elegant / refined / to be skilled at syn 骥 驥 jì thoroughbred horse / refined and virtuous syn 志士仁人 zhì shì rén rén gentleman aspiring to benevolence (idiom) / people with lofty ideals syn 如花似玉 rú huā sì yù delicate as a flower, refined as a precious jade (idiom) / (of a woman) exquisite syn 梁上君子 liáng shàng jūn zǐ lit. the gentleman on the roof beam / fig. a thief syn 温雅 溫雅 wēn yǎ gentle / urbane / refined 出水芙蓉 chū shuǐ fú róng as a lotus flower breaking the surface (idiom) / surpassingly beautiful (of young lady's face or old gentleman's calligraphy) 淑人君子 shū rén jūn zi virtuous gentleman (idiom) 博而不精 bó ér bù jīng extensive but not refined (idiom) / to know something about everything / jack-of-all-trades, master of none 雅人深致 雅人深緻 yǎ rén shēn zhì refined pleasure of poetic minds 风流蕴藉 風流蘊藉 fēng liú yùn jiè temperate and refined 君子动口不动手 君子動口不動手 jūn zǐ dòng kǒu bù dòng shǒu a gentleman uses his mouth and not his fist 老太公 lǎo tài gōng aged gentleman (dialect, respectful term) syn 以小人之心，度君子之腹 yǐ xiǎo rén zhī xīn , duó jūn zǐ zhī fù to gauge the heart of a gentleman with one's own mean measure (idiom) 士为知己者死，女为悦己者容 士為知己者死，女為悅己者容 shì wèi zhī jǐ zhě sǐ , nǚ wèi yuè jǐ zhě róng a true gentleman will sacrifice his life for a friend who understands him, as a woman makes herself beautiful for her sweetheart 有仇不报非君子，有冤不伸枉为人 有仇不報非君子，有冤不伸枉為人 yǒu chóu bù bào fēi jūn zǐ , yǒu yuān bù shēn wǎng wéi rén one who doesn't avenge an injustice is not a gentleman, one who doesn't redress a wrong is not a man (idiom) 雅歌 yǎ gē part of the Book of Songs 詩經|诗经 / a song / a poem set to elegant music / a refined chant / the biblical Song of Solomon 再制盐 再製鹽 zài zhì yán refined salt 彬蔚 bīn wèi erudite and refined 神妙隽美 神妙雋美 shén miào juàn měi outstanding and elegant / remarkable and refined 精米 jīng mǐ refined rice 精粮 精糧 jīng liáng refined grain (rice, wheat etc) 雅怀 雅懷 yǎ huái refined feelings / distinguished emotions 雅玩 yǎ wán elegant pastime / refined plaything 雅驯 雅馴 yǎ xùn refined (of writing) 隽敏 雋敏 juàn mǐn refined and smart 清玩 qīng wán a refined and elegant object for enjoyment / curio 细盐 細鹽 xì yán refined salt / table salt 雅事 yǎ shì refined activities of the intellectuals (regarding literature, paintings etc) syn 