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行不更名，坐不改姓

Mandarin · pinyin xíng bù gēng míng , zuò bù gǎi xìng

Meanings

  1. I am who I am and not ashamed of it; to be proud of one's name and stand by one's actions
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行
xíng · go; walk; move, travel; circulate; Kangxi radical 144
不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
更
gèng · more, still further, much more; to change, alter
名
míng · name, rank, title, position
坐
zuò · sit; seat; ride, travel by
改
gǎi · change, alter; improve, remodel
姓
xìng · one's family name; clan, people
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行不更名，坐不改姓 · xing2 bu4 geng1 ming2 , zuo4 bu4 gai3 xing4
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Exact source record行不更名，坐不改姓 行不更名，坐不改姓 [xing2 bu4 geng1 ming2 , zuo4 bu4 gai3 xing4] /I am who I am and not ashamed of it; to be proud of one's name and stand by one's actions/