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行俠仗義

简行侠仗义 · 繁行俠仗義

Mandarin · pinyin xíng xiá zhàng yì

to be chivalrous

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行: xíng · go; walk; move, travel; circulate; Kangxi radical 144
俠: Look up this written character
仗: zhàng · rely upon; protector; fight; war, weaponry
義: Look up this written character
侠: xiá · chivalrous person; knight-errant
义: yì · right conduct, righteousness

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2–2–4–4 · xing2 xia2 zhang4 yi4

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hang4 hap6 zoeng6 ji6

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(idiomatic) to be chivalrous; to have a sense of justice and be willing to help others

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