见义不为无勇見義不為無勇見義不為無勇

seeing what is right and not doing it is lack of courage

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: Failing to do the right thing when you see it is cowardice (from the Analects). Moralising.

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Simplified: 见义不为无勇
Traditional (Taiwan): 見義不為無勇
Pinyin: jiàn yì bù wéi wú yǒng
Pinyin (Taiwan): jiàn yì bú wèi wú yǒng
Bopomofo: ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄧˋ ㄅㄨˊ ㄨㄟˋ ㄨˊ ㄩㄥˇ

Written with HSK 4 vocabulary, at CEFR level B1.

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