探析“君子比德以玉”观的文化内涵

Analyzing the Cultural Connotation of "Gentleman Compares Virtue to Jade"

"君子比德于玉","玉"与"德"的关系密不可分。中国是爱玉之国、崇玉之邦,人们人为地赋予了玉石丰富多样的文化含义,其中就包括人们把玉的品质和人的一种崇高的精神境界相结合,使玉有了德的内涵,而君子是中国传统文化中表征理想人格的一个十分重要的概念,"君子比德以玉"说是一种非常有特色的阐述君子人格的方式。

According to ＂gentleman compares virtue to jade＂, the relationship between ＂jade＂ and ＂virtue＂ is rather close. China is a country that treasures and respects jade. People here endow jade with rich and various cultural connotations, one of which is the combination of the quality of jade with the noble spirit of people. Therefore, jade has the connotation of virtue. And gentleman is a crucial concept representing ideal personality in Chinese traditional culture. So ＂gentleman compares virtue to jade＂ is a characteristic way to tell the personality of a gentleman.