守正不阿
shǒu​zhèng​bù'ē

strictly just and impartial

  • created reference approved 守正不阿 → 守正不挠/守正不撓 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    守正不阿 shǒu​zhèng​bù'ē

    守正不挠 / 守正不撓 shǒu​zhèng​bù​náo

    variant

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

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  • created sense approved 守正不阿 · shǒu​zhèng​bù'ē · strictly just and impartial — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    守正不阿

    shǒu​zhèng​bù'ē

    strictly just and impartial

    To uphold justice and maintain integrity without bowing to pressure or seeking to please others; impartial and incorruptible.

    守 (literal) → 守 · shǒu · to maintain 正 (literal) → 正 · zhèng · correct 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 阿 (literal) → 阿 · ē · to flatter

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

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