立身处世 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• the way one conducts oneself in society

Character by character

• 立lìto stand; to establish, to set up
• 身shēnbody, torso; person; pregnancy
• 处chǔto reside at, to live in; place, locale; departmen
• 世shìgeneration, era, age; world

Idioms sharing a character

• 三足鼎立 sān zú dǐng lì
• 亭亭玉立 tíng tíng yù lì
• 势不两立 shì bù liǎng lì
• 哀毁骨立 āi huǐ gǔ lì
• 坐立不安 zuò lì bù ān
• 坐立难安 zuò lì nán ān
• 壁立千仞 bì lì qiān rèn
• 大破大立 dà pò dà lì
• 安家立业 ān jiā lì yè
• 安身立命 ān shēn lì mìng

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