明君

míngjūn
noun #22,192

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Meanings

  1. 1 wise ruler
  2. 2 enlightened monarch

Examples

Lìshǐ shàng zhēnzhèng de míngjūn dōu shànyú tīngqǔ chénxià de yìjiàn.
True wise rulers in history were good at heeding the advice of their ministers.
Bǎixìng dōu xīwàng yǒu yī wèi míngjūn lái zhìlǐ guójiā.
The common people all hoped for a wise ruler to govern the country.

Tips

history
明君 is a classical Confucian ideal — the enlightened ruler who governs through virtue () rather than force. It contrasts with (hūnjūn), the incompetent or corrupt ruler, and 暴君 (bàojūn), the tyrant.

Stroke Order

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jūn