两袖清风 — Chinese idiom
两袖清风
liǎng xiù qīng fēng
Traditional: 兩袖清風
Meaning
- lit. both sleeves flowing in the breeze ; having clean hands
- uncorrupted
- unsoiled by corrupt practices
Character by character
- 两liǎngtwo, both, pair, couple; ounce
- 袖xiùsleeve
- 清qīngclean, pure; clear, distinct; peaceful
- 风fēngwind; air; customs, manners; news
Idioms sharing a character
- 一刀两断 yī dāo liǎng duàn
- 一举两得 yī jǔ liǎng dé
- 三下两下 sān xià liǎng xià
- 三天两头 sān tiān liǎng tóu
- 三番两次 sān fān liǎng cì
- 三言两句 sān yán liǎng jù
- 三言两语 sān yán liǎng yǔ
- 人财两空 rén cái liǎng kōng
- 两全其美 liǎng quán qí měi
- 两手空空 liǎng shǒu kōng kōng
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