义正辞严 — Chinese idiom
义正辞严
yì zhèng cí yán
Traditional: 義正辭嚴
Meaning
- to speak forcibly out of a sense of righteousness
Character by character
- 义yìright conduct, propriety; justice
- 正zhèngstraight, right, proper, correct, just, true
- 辞cíwords, speech; to resign, to take leave
- 严yánstrict, rigorous, rigid; stern
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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