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不愧不怍

Mandarin · pinyin bù kuì bù zuò

no shame, no subterfuge (idiom); just and honorable
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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bat1 kwai3 bat1 zok6

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