a modest , self-disciplined gentleman
Modest gentleman, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Qi ā nqi ā NJ ū NZ ǐ, which means people who are modest and strict with themselves. From Yi Qian.
The origin of Idioms
Yi Qian: "a modest gentleman is humble and humble."
Idiom usage
It should be more formal than the general. (the first part of the story of the fisherman and the woodcutter by Wu Mingshi in Yuan Dynasty)
a modest , self-disciplined gentleman
be a restless fellow like a drifting water plant - fú zōng làng jì
estimate one 's own moral and material strength - duó dé liàng lì
No one in the court should be an official - cháo lǐ wú rén mò zuò guān