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仗義

简仗义 · 繁仗義

Mandarin · pinyin zhàng yì

to uphold justice
to be loyal (to one's friends)
to stick by

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仗: zhàng · rely upon; protector; fight; war, weaponry
義: Look up this written character
义: yì · right conduct, righteousness

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4–4 · zhang4 yi4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zoeng3 ji6

Cantonese word readings for 仗義. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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verb

(literary) to uphold justice

adj

loyal (to one's friends); reliable; dependable

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