一介不取
yī​jiè​bù​qǔ

honest and incorruptible

  • created sense approved 一介不取 · yī​jiè​bù​qǔ · honest and incorruptible — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    一介不取

    yī​jiè​bù​qǔ

    honest and incorruptible

    to not take even a tiny amount that one is not entitled to; used to describe a person of high integrity who refuses any bribe or ill-gotten gain

    yí​jiè​bù​qǔ

    一介 (literal) → 一介 · yī​jiè · a tiny bit 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 取 (literal) → 取 · qǔ · to take

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense