直道而行

Mandarin · pinyin zhí dào ér xíng

Meanings

  1. lit. to go straight (idiom, from Analects); to act with integrity
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直
zhí · straight, erect, vertical
道
dào · path, road, street; method, way
而
ér · and; and then; and yet; but; Kangxi radical 126
行
xíng · go; walk; move, travel; circulate; Kangxi radical 144
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2–4–2–2 · zhi2 dao4 er2 xing2

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zik6 dou6 ji4 hang4

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直道而行 · zhi2 dao4 er2 xing2
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Exact source record直道而行 直道而行 [zhi2 dao4 er2 xing2] /lit. to go straight (idiom, from Analects); to act with integrity/