义不容辞 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• not to be shirked without dishonor
• incumbent
• bounden (duty)

Character by character

• 义yìright conduct, propriety; justice
• 不bùno, not, un-; negative prefix
• 容róngappearance, looks; form, figure; to contain, to ho
• 辞cíwords, speech; to resign, to take leave

Idioms sharing a character

• 仁人义士 rén rén yì shì
• 仁义道德 rén yì dào dé
• 仁至义尽 rén zhì yì jìn
• 仗义执言 zhàng yì zhí yán
• 仗义疏财 zhàng yì shū cái
• 侠肝义胆 xiá gān yì dǎn
• 割袍断义 gē páo duàn yì
• 大义凛然 dà yì lǐn rán
• 大义灭亲 dà yì miè qīn
• 天经地义 tiān jīng dì yì

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