English Sentence:

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

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[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

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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)

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rén

people, person, human being

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談論   谈论

tán lùn

to discuss, to talk about

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想法   想法

xiǎng fǎ

idea, train of thought

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心胸   心胸

xīn xiōng

breadth of mind, capacity for tolerance

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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

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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)

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rén

people, person, human being

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lùn

1. theory 2. to discuss, to talk about 3. opinion, view

Here: to discuss, to talk about

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rén

people, person, human being

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是非   是非

shì fēi

1. right and wrong 2. quarrel

Here: right and wrong

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