晚節不保
wǎn​jié​bù​bǎo

to fail to maintain one's integrity in later years

  • created sense approved 晚节不保/晚節不保 · wǎn​jié​bù​bǎo · to fail to maintain one's integrity in later years — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    晚节不保 / 晚節不保

    wǎn​jié​bù​bǎo

    to fail to maintain one's integrity in later years

    to fail to maintain one's moral standards or reputation in the latter part of one's life or career

    晚节 (literal) → 晚节/晚節 · wǎn​jié · integrity in one's later years 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 保 (literal) → 保 · bǎo · to maintain

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    created sense