君子动口不动手

有修养的人据理力争，不动武力。鲁迅《呐喊·阿Q正传》： “ ‘君子动口不动手！’阿Q歪着头说。王胡似乎不是君子，并不理会，一连给他碰了五下，又用力一推，至于阿Q跌出六尺多远，这才满足的去了。”

君子动口不动手jūnzǐ dòng kǒu bù dòng shǒu

指有道德的人在纷争中，只讲道理，不动手打人。
【例】海保老表，君子动口不动手，你要是打伤了人，可不是玩儿的。(曾秀苍《太阳从东方升起》)
也作〔君子动口，小人动手〕。
【例】有什么话，我们当面讲开。俗话说的好，叫做是“君子动口，小人动手”，怎么你二位连这两句话都不晓得吗？(《官场现形记》)

君子动口不动手jūn zǐ dòng kǒu bù dòng shǒu

agentleman uses his tongue,not his fists (/hands);a man of honour reasons (/talks/argues) things out,and does not resort to force/ “～”，最好的办法是用口。(《毛泽东选集》Ⅴ—319)“A gentleman uses his tongue,not his fists，” and the best way is to reason things out./“～！”阿Q歪着头说。(鲁迅《呐喊·阿Q正传》86) “A gentleman uses his tongue but not his hands!” protested Ah Q,his head on one side.

君子动口不动手jun zi dong kou bu dong shou

a gentleman uses his tongue,not his fists

君子动口不动手

A gentleman uses his tongue,not his fists.
我们主张～。It is our position that gentlemen should reason things out rather than resort to force.

君子动口不动手jūn zǐ dònɡ kǒu bù dònɡ shǒu

指有教养的人与他人发生矛盾时，一般用嘴争辩，不会大打出手。a gentleman uses his tongue, not his fists; A man of honour argues things out and doesn’t resort to force.