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行不更名，坐不改姓

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

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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