Somebody who operates at the very high end of the moral scale by "having his act together" is called a jūn zǐ, or "morally noble man." Mencius said: "That by which humans differ from the birds and the beasts is extremely small. Ordinary people get rid of it, but the morally noble man keeps it safe. [The sage emperor] Shun clearly saw the many creatures, and he made a close examination of human social relationships. His actions came out of his benevolence and his sense of duty. He did not act out [a phony] benevolence and sense of duty." So a jūn zǐ is somebody who has managed to hold onto the gifts that Heaven has given him, the gifts that can make humans act with benevolence, be led by a sense of duty, want to act in ways that will keep good relations with others, and try to aid and protect people who are being treated unfairly. To be a real jūn zǐ, the person has to have these true feelings and to act on them. It is not enough just to act as though one has these feelings.
s ʌ m b ɑ d i WORD_BOUNDARY h uː WORD_BOUNDARY ɑ p ə ɹ ɹ eɪ t s WORD_BOUNDARY æ t WORD_BOUNDARY ð ə WORD_BOUNDARY v ɛ ɹ i WORD_BOUNDARY h aɪ WORD_BOUNDARY ɛ n d WORD_BOUNDARY ʌ v ð ə WORD_BOUNDARY m ɔ ɹ ə l WORD_BOUNDARY s k eɪ l WORD_BOUNDARY b aɪ WORD_BOUNDARY h æ v ɪ ŋ WORD_BOUNDARY h ɪ z WORD_BOUNDARY æ k t WORD_BOUNDARY t ə ɡ ɛ ð ə ɹ ɹ WORD_BOUNDARY ɪ z WORD_BOUNDARY k ɔ l d WORD_BOUNDARY ʌ WORD_BOUNDARY d̠ʒ ʌ n WORD_BOUNDARY z aɪ WORD_BOUNDARY ɔ ɹ WORD_BOUNDARY m ɔ ɹ ə l i WORD_BOUNDARY n oʊ b ə l WORD_BOUNDARY m æ n WORD_BOUNDARY m ɛ n ʃ ə s WORD_BOUNDARY s ɛ d WORD_BOUNDARY ð æ t WORD_BOUNDARY b aɪ WORD_BOUNDARY w ɪ t̠ʃ WORD_BOUNDARY h j uː m ə n z WORD_BOUNDARY d ɪ f ə ɹ WORD_BOUNDARY f ɹ ʌ m ð ə WORD_BOUNDARY b ɜː d z WORD_BOUNDARY æ n d WORD_BOUNDARY ð ə WORD_BOUNDARY b iː s t s WORD_BOUNDARY ɪ z WORD_BOUNDARY ɛ k s t ɹ iː m l i WORD_BOUNDARY s m ɔ l WORD_BOUNDARY ɔ ɹ d ɪ n ɛ ɹ i WORD_BOUNDARY p iː p ə l WORD_BOUNDARY ɡ ɛ t WORD_BOUNDARY ɹ ɪ d WORD_BOUNDARY ʌ v WORD_BOUNDARY ɪ t WORD_BOUNDARY b ʌ t WORD_BOUNDARY ð ə WORD_BOUNDARY m ɔ ɹ ə l i WORD_BOUNDARY n oʊ b ə l WORD_BOUNDARY m æ n WORD_BOUNDARY k iː p s WORD_BOUNDARY ɪ t WORD_BOUNDARY s eɪ f WORD_BOUNDARY ð ə WORD_BOUNDARY s eɪ d̠ʒ WORD_BOUNDARY ɛ m p ə ɹ ɹ ə ɹ WORD_BOUNDARY ʃ ʌ n WORD_BOUNDARY k l ɪ ɹ l i WORD_BOUNDARY s ɔ WORD_BOUNDARY ð ə WORD_BOUNDARY m ɛ n i WORD_BOUNDARY k ɹ iː t̠ʃ ə ɹ z WORD_BOUNDARY æ n d WORD_BOUNDARY h iː WORD_BOUNDARY m eɪ d WORD_BOUNDARY ʌ WORD_BOUNDARY k l oʊ s WORD_BOUNDARY ɛ ɡ z æ m ɪ n eɪ ʃ ə n WORD_BOUNDARY ʌ v WORD_BOUNDARY h j uː m ə n WORD_BOUNDARY s oʊ ʃ ə l WORD_BOUNDARY ɹ ɪ l eɪ ʃ ə n ʃ ɪ p s WORD_BOUNDARY h ɪ z WORD_BOUNDARY æ k ʃ ə n z WORD_BOUNDARY k eɪ m WORD_BOUNDARY aʊ t ə v WORD_BOUNDARY h ɪ z WORD_BOUNDARY b ə n ɛ v ə l ə n s WORD_BOUNDARY æ n d WORD_BOUNDARY h ɪ z WORD_BOUNDARY s ɛ n s WORD_BOUNDARY ʌ v WORD_BOUNDARY d uː t i WORD_BOUNDARY h iː WORD_BOUNDARY d ɪ d n ɑ t WORD_BOUNDARY æ k t WORD_BOUNDARY aʊ t WORD_BOUNDARY ʌ WORD_BOUNDARY f oʊ n i WORD_BOUNDARY b ə n ɛ v ə l ə n s WORD_BOUNDARY æ n d WORD_BOUNDARY s ɛ n s WORD_BOUNDARY ʌ v WORD_BOUNDARY d uː t i WORD_BOUNDARY s oʊ WORD_BOUNDARY ʌ WORD_BOUNDARY d̠ʒ ʌ n WORD_BOUNDARY z aɪ WORD_BOUNDARY ɪ z WORD_BOUNDARY s ʌ m b ɑ d i WORD_BOUNDARY h uː WORD_BOUNDARY h ʌ z WORD_BOUNDARY m æ n ɪ d̠ʒ d WORD_BOUNDARY t ə WORD_BOUNDARY h oʊ l d WORD_BOUNDARY ɑ n t ʊ WORD_BOUNDARY ð ə WORD_BOUNDARY ɡ ɪ f t s WORD_BOUNDARY ð æ t WORD_BOUNDARY h ɛ v ə n WORD_BOUNDARY h ʌ z WORD_BOUNDARY ɡ ɪ v ə n WORD_BOUNDARY h ɪ m WORD_BOUNDARY ð ə WORD_BOUNDARY ɡ ɪ f t s WORD_BOUNDARY ð æ t WORD_BOUNDARY k æ n WORD_BOUNDARY m eɪ k WORD_BOUNDARY h j uː m ə n z WORD_BOUNDARY æ k t WORD_BOUNDARY w ɪ ð WORD_BOUNDARY b ə n ɛ v ə l ə n s WORD_BOUNDARY b iː WORD_BOUNDARY l ɛ d WORD_BOUNDARY b aɪ WORD_BOUNDARY ʌ WORD_BOUNDARY s ɛ n s WORD_BOUNDARY ʌ v WORD_BOUNDARY d uː t i WORD_BOUNDARY w ɔ n t WORD_BOUNDARY t ʊ WORD_BOUNDARY æ k t WORD_BOUNDARY ɪ n WORD_BOUNDARY w eɪ z WORD_BOUNDARY ð æ t WORD_BOUNDARY w ɪ l WORD_BOUNDARY k iː p WORD_BOUNDARY ɡ ʊ d WORD_BOUNDARY ɹ ɪ l eɪ ʃ ə n z WORD_BOUNDARY w ɪ ð WORD_BOUNDARY ʌ ð ə ɹ z WORD_BOUNDARY æ n d WORD_BOUNDARY t ɹ aɪ WORD_BOUNDARY t ʊ WORD_BOUNDARY eɪ d WORD_BOUNDARY æ n d WORD_BOUNDARY p ɹ ə t ɛ k t WORD_BOUNDARY p iː p ə l WORD_BOUNDARY h uː WORD_BOUNDARY ɑ ɹ WORD_BOUNDARY b iː ɪ ŋ WORD_BOUNDARY t ɹ iː t ɪ d WORD_BOUNDARY ʌ n f ɛ ɹ l i WORD_BOUNDARY t ə b i WORD_BOUNDARY ʌ WORD_BOUNDARY ɹ iː ə l WORD_BOUNDARY d̠ʒ ʌ n WORD_BOUNDARY z aɪ WORD_BOUNDARY ð ə WORD_BOUNDARY p ɜː s ə n WORD_BOUNDARY h ʌ z WORD_BOUNDARY t ə WORD_BOUNDARY h æ v WORD_BOUNDARY ð iː z WORD_BOUNDARY t ɹ uː WORD_BOUNDARY f iː l ɪ ŋ z WORD_BOUNDARY æ n d WORD_BOUNDARY t ʊ WORD_BOUNDARY æ k t WORD_BOUNDARY ɔ n WORD_BOUNDARY ð ɛ m WORD_BOUNDARY ɪ t WORD_BOUNDARY ɪ z WORD_BOUNDARY n ɑ t WORD_BOUNDARY ɪ n ʌ f WORD_BOUNDARY d̠ʒ ʌ s t WORD_BOUNDARY t ʊ WORD_BOUNDARY æ k t WORD_BOUNDARY æ z WORD_BOUNDARY ð oʊ WORD_BOUNDARY w ʌ n WORD_BOUNDARY h ʌ z WORD_BOUNDARY ð iː z WORD_BOUNDARY f iː l ɪ ŋ z WORD_BOUNDARY