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潔身自好

简 洁身自好 · 繁 潔身自好
Mandarin · pinyin jié shēn zì hào

Meanings

  1. clean-living and honest (idiom); to avoid immorality
  2. to shun evil influence
  3. to mind one's own business and keep out of trouble
  4. to keep one's hands clean
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潔
jié · clean, purify, pure
身
shēn · body; trunk, hull; Kangxi radical 158
自
zì · self, private, personal; from; Kangxi radical 132
好
hǎo · good, excellent, fine; well
洁
jié · clean, purify, pure
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2–1–4–4 · jie2 shen1 zi4 hao4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

git3 san1 zi6 hou2

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潔身自好 · jie2 shen1 zi4 hao4
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Exact source record潔身自好 洁身自好 [jie2 shen1 zi4 hao4] /clean-living and honest (idiom); to avoid immorality/to shun evil influence/to mind one's own business and keep out of trouble/to keep one's hands clean/