砥节砺行
dǐ​jié​lì​xíng

to temper one's character

  • created sense approved 砥节砺行/砥節礪行 · dǐ​jié​lì​xíng · to temper one's character — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    砥节砺行 / 砥節礪行

    dǐ​jié​lì​xíng

    to temper one's character

    To hone one's moral integrity and improve one's conduct.

    dǐ​jié​lì​xìng

    砥 (literal) → 砥 · dǐ · to hone 节 (literal) → 节/節 · jié · integrity 砺 (literal) → 砺/礪 · lì · to temper oneself 行 (literal) → 行 · xíng · behavior

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

    created sense