不愧不怍

Mandarin · pinyin bù kuì bù zuò

Meanings

  1. no shame, no subterfuge (idiom); just and honorable
  2. upright and above board
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不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
愧
kuì · ashamed, conscience-stricken
怍
zuò · to be ashamed
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4–4–4–4 · bu4 kui4 bu4 zuo4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

bat1 kwai3 bat1 zok6

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bat1 kwai3 bat1 zok6

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不愧不怍 · bu4 kui4 bu4 zuo4
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Exact source record不愧不怍 不愧不怍 [bu4 kui4 bu4 zuo4] /no shame, no subterfuge (idiom); just and honorable/upright and above board/