九烈三贞
jiǔ​liè​sān​zhēn

to have a sharp sense of honor

  • created sense approved 九烈三贞/九烈三貞 · jiǔ​liè​sān​zhēn · to have a sharp sense of honor — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    九烈三贞 / 九烈三貞

    jiǔ​liè​sān​zhēn

    to have a sharp sense of honor

    a traditional praise for a woman's unwavering loyalty and virtue, referring to those who refuse to remarry or who choose to die to preserve their chastity

    九 (literal) → 九 · jiǔ · many 烈 (literal) → 烈 · liè · strong-willed 三 (literal) → 三 · sān · many 贞 (literal) → 贞/貞 · zhēn · chaste

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