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养廉
yǎng​lián

to cultivate integrity

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  • 俭以养廉 jiǎn​yǐ​yǎng​lián frugality makes honesty
    (idiom) Being frugal helps to nurture an honest and clean character.
  • 高薪养廉 gāo​xīn​yǎng​lián high pay for clean government
    The policy of providing high salaries to civil servants to discourage corruption and cultivate a clean government.