仗义执言 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• to speak out for justice ; to take a stand on a matter of principle

Character by character

• 仗zhàng1to rely upon; protector; to fight; war, weaponry
• 义yìright conduct, propriety; justice
• 执zhíto execute; to grasp, to hold; to keep; to sieze,
• 言yánwords, speech; to speak, to say

Idioms sharing a character

• 仗势欺人 zhàng shì qī rén
• 仗义疏财 zhàng yì shū cái
• 狗仗人势 gǒu zhàng rén shì
• 疏财仗义 shū cái zhàng yì
• 仁人义士 rén rén yì shì
• 仁义道德 rén yì dào dé
• 仁至义尽 rén zhì yì jìn
• 侠肝义胆 xiá gān yì dǎn
• 割袍断义 gē páo duàn yì
• 大义凛然 dà yì lǐn rán

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