行不改名,坐不改姓
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Chinese[edit]
to go; to do; capable to go; to do; capable; all right; competent; OK; to travel; temporary; to walk; will do; behaviour; conduct; a row; profession; professional |
not; no | to change; to alter; to transform to change; to alter; to transform; to correct |
name; fame; to describe name; fame; to describe; place |
to sit; to take a seat; to take (a bus, aeroplane, etc.) | not; no | to change; to alter; to transform to change; to alter; to transform; to correct |
surname; family name; name | |||
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trad. (行不改名,坐不改姓) | 行 | 不 | 改 | 名 | , | 坐 | 不 | 改 | 姓 | |
simp. #(行不改名,坐不改姓) | 行 | 不 | 改 | 名 | , | 坐 | 不 | 改 | 姓 |
Etymology[edit]
Literally: to not change your given name after doing something, and not change your surname after sitting down
Pronunciation[edit]
Idiom[edit]
行不改名,坐不改姓
- to do things in an aboveboard and straightforward manner
- to have nothing to hide