俯仰无愧
fǔ​yǎng​wú​kuì

to have a clear conscience

  • created sense approved 俯仰无愧/俯仰無愧 · fǔ​yǎng​wú​kuì · to have a clear conscience — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    俯仰无愧 / 俯仰無愧

    fǔ​yǎng​wú​kuì

    to have a clear conscience

    to have nothing to be ashamed of; to have a clear conscience toward heaven and other people. Derived from a passage in Mencius regarding being without shame looking up at heaven or down at men.

    俯仰 (literal) → 俯仰 · fǔ​yǎng · to lower and raise the head 无愧 (literal) → 无愧/無愧 · wú​kuì · to have a clear conscience

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