身正不怕影子斜

shēnzhèngyǐngzixié ㄕㄣ ㄓㄥˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄆㄚˋ ㄧㄥˇ ˙ㄗ ㄒㄧㄝˊ

    • when a man stands straight, he doesn't worry that his shadow is slanting (saying)

      lit.

    • as long as one conducts oneself honorably, one need not worry about what people think a clean hand wants no washing

      fig.

Character by character

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