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守正不阿

Mandarin · pinyin shǒu zhèng bù ē

to be strictly just and impartial

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守: shǒu · defend, protect, guard, conserve
正: zhèng · right, proper, correct
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
阿: ā · prefix for people's names; used in transliteration

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3–4–4–1 · shou3 zheng4 bu4 e1

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sau2 zing3 bat1 o1

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