理直气壮
Simplified word
理直氣壯
Traditional word
理直气壮 English definition
lǐ zhí qì zhuàng
- in the right and self-confident (idiom)
- bold and confident with justice on one's side
- to have the courage of one's convictions
- just and forceful
lǐ zhí qì zhuàng
- in the right and self-confident (idiom)
- bold and confident with justice on one's side
- to have the courage of one's convictions
- just and forceful
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Characters
- 理 (lǐ): texture; grain (of wood); inner essence; intrinsic order; reason; logic; truth; science; natural science (esp. physics); to manage; to pay attention to; to run (affairs); to handle; to put in order; to tidy up;
- 直 (zhí): straight; to straighten; fair and reasonable; frank; straightforward; (indicates continuing motion or action); vertical; vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters;
- 气 (qì): gas; air; smell; weather; to make angry; to annoy; to get angry; vital energy; qi;
- 壮 (zhuàng): robust; big; large; Zhuang ethnic group of Guangxi, the PRC's second most numerous ethnic group; Zhuang: Bouxcuengh;