liǎng​xiù​qīng​fēng

uncorrupted official

  • created reference approved 两袖清风/兩袖清風 → 脑满肠肥/腦滿腸肥 (antonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    两袖清风 / 兩袖清風 liǎng​xiù​qīng​fēng

    脑满肠肥 / 腦滿腸肥 nǎo​mǎn​cháng​féi

    antonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 两袖清风/兩袖清風 · liǎng​xiù​qīng​fēng · uncorrupted official — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    两袖清风 / 兩袖清風

    liǎng​xiù​qīng​fēng

    uncorrupted official

    literally meaning "both sleeves flowing in the breeze"; used as a metaphor for an official who is uncorrupted and stays away from bribery or illegal profit

    两 (literal) → 两/兩 · liǎng · two 袖 (bound) → 袖 · xiù · sleeve 清风 (literal) → 清风/清風 · qīng​fēng · integrity

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 两袖清风/兩袖清風 · liǎng​xiù​qīng​fēng · elegant and carefree — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    两袖清风 / 兩袖清風

    liǎng​xiù​qīng​fēng

    elegant and carefree

    describes the graceful and elegant appearance of someone standing in the breeze

    两 (literal) → 两/兩 · liǎng · two 袖 (bound) → 袖 · xiù · sleeve 清风 (literal) → 清风/清風 · qīng​fēng · cool breeze

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

    created sense