明人不做暗事
míng​rén​bù​zuò'àn​shì

honest people don't do shady things

  • created sense approved 明人不做暗事 · míng​rén​bù​zuò'àn​shì · honest people don't do shady things — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    明人不做暗事

    míng​rén​bù​zuò'àn​shì

    honest people don't do shady things

    (proverb) an honest person does not act surreptitiously or perform underhanded deeds; used to indicate that one is acting openly and with a clear conscience

    明人 (literal) → 明人 · míng​rén · honest person 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 做 (literal) → 做 · zuò · to do 暗事 (literal) → 暗事 · àn​shì · clandestine action

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    created sense