士为知己者死，女为悦己者容

Traditional form:

士為知己者死，女為悅己者容

Pinyin (reading):

shìwèizhījǐzhěsǐ,nüwèiyuèjǐzhěróng

Definitions:

• a true gentleman will sacrifice his life for a friend who understands him, as a woman makes herself beautiful for her sweetheart

Characters:

• 士 - scholar, gentleman; soldier
• 为 - to do, to act; to handle, to govern; to be
• 知 - to know, to perceive, to comprehend
• 己 - self, oneself; personal, private; 6th heavenly stem
• 者 - that which; they who; those who
• 死 - dead; death; impassable, inflexible
• 女 - woman, girl; female
• 为 - to do, to act; to handle, to govern; to be
• 悦 - contented, gratified, pleased
• 己 - self, oneself; personal, private; 6th heavenly stem
• 者 - that which; they who; those who
• 容 - appearance, looks; form, figure; to contain, to hold

Traditional characters:

• 士 - scholar, gentleman; soldier
• 為 - to do, to act; to handle, to govern; to be
• 知 - to know, to perceive, to comprehend
• 己 - self, oneself; personal, private; 6th heavenly stem
• 者 - that which; they who; those who
• 死 - dead; death; impassable, inflexible
• 女 - woman, girl; female
• 為 - to do, to act; to handle, to govern; to be
• 悅 - contented, gratified, pleased
• 己 - self, oneself; personal, private; 6th heavenly stem
• 者 - that which; they who; those who
• 容 - appearance, looks; form, figure; to contain, to hold