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Open the tool →君子不究既往 (jūn zǐ bù jiū jì wǎng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a noble person does not dwell on or pursue past faults or grievances”.
君子不究既往 is pronounced jūn zǐ bù jiū jì wǎng in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 君子不究既往 means “a gentleman does not investigate the past”. It is used to mean “a noble person does not dwell on or pursue past faults or grievances”.
君子:指品格高尚的人;究:追究;既往:已经过去的事情。道德高尚的人不追究已过去的事情