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刚直不阿
gāng​zhí​bù'ē

upright and unyielding

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 刚直 剛直 gāng​zhí
    upright and outspoken
    firm and straightforward; possessing integrity and honesty
  2. 不 bù adverb
    not
    Negative adverb used before verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs to indicate negation; also used as a bound-form prefix to form terms with opposite meanings
  3. 阿 ē
    to flatter
    (literary) to flatter; to curry favor with or to be unfairly partial to someone.