道德 dào dé virtue / morality / ethics / CL:種|种[zhong3] syn 伸张 伸張 shēn zhāng to uphold (e.g. justice or virtue) / to promote syn 美德 měi dé virtue syn 基石 jī shí foundation stone / cornerstone / (fig.) basis / foundation syn 贞操 貞操 zhēn cāo (usually of women) chastity / virginity / virtue / honor / loyalty / moral integrity syn 野花 yě huā wildflower / woman of easy virtue 仁至义尽 仁至義盡 rén zhì yì jìn extreme benevolence, utmost duty (idiom) / meticulous virtue and attention to duty syn 德高望重 dé gāo wàng zhòng a person of virtue and prestige / a person of good moral standing and reputation syn 名利双收 名利雙收 míng lì shuāng shōu both fame and fortune (idiom) / both virtue and reward 功德 gōng dé achievements and virtue syn 孝道 xiào dao filial piety (Confucian virtue) / to be a good son or daughter syn 德治 dé zhì rule by virtue / rule by setting virtuous example (Confucian ideal) 挂羊头卖狗肉 掛羊頭賣狗肉 guà yáng tóu mài gǒu ròu lit. to hang a sheep's head while selling dog meat (idiom) / fig. to cheat / dishonest advertising / wicked deeds carried out under banner of virtue syn 阴德 陰德 yīn dé secret virtue syn 关羽 關羽 guān yǔ Guan Yu (-219), general of Shu and blood-brother of Liu Bei in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, fearsome fighter famous for virtue and loyalty / posthumously worshipped and identified with the guardian Bodhisattva Sangharama 明德 míng dé highest virtue / illustrious virtue 师表 師表 shī biǎo paragon of virtue and learning / exemplary character syn 基坑 jī kēng foundation groove / trench for building foundation 善有善报 善有善報 shàn yǒu shàn bào virtue has its rewards (idiom) / one good turn deserves another 圣 聖 shèng (bound form) peerless (in wisdom, moral virtue, skill etc) / (bound form) peerless individual / paragon (sage, saint, emperor, master of a skill etc) / (bound form) holy / sacred syn 激浊扬清 激濁揚清 jī zhuó yáng qīng lit. drain away filth and bring in fresh water (idiom) / fig. dispel evil and usher in good / eliminate vice and exalt virtue syn 弃恶从善 棄惡從善 qì è cóng shàn to renounce evil and turn to virtue (idiom) 根据 根據 gēn jù according to / based on / basis / foundation / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 事业 事業 shì yè undertaking / project / activity / (charitable, political or revolutionary) cause / publicly funded institution, enterprise or foundation / career / occupation / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 基 jī (bound form) base / foundation / (bound form) radical (chemistry) / (bound form) gay (loanword from English into Cantonese, Jyutping: gei1, followed by orthographic borrowing from Cantonese) syn 地盘 地盤 dì pán domain / territory under one's control / foundation of a building / base of operations / crust of earth syn 基础 基礎 jī chǔ base / foundation / basis / basic / fundamental syn 基金会 基金會 jī jīn huì foundation (institution supported by an endowment) 依据 依據 yī jù according to / basis / foundation syn 凭空 憑空 píng kōng baseless (lie) / without foundation syn 打下 dǎ xià to lay (a foundation) / to conquer (a city etc) / to shoot down (a bird etc) syn 底座 dǐ zuò base / pedestal / foundation syn 根基 gēn jī foundation syn 建国 建國 jiàn guó to found a country / nation-building / the foundation of PRC by Mao Zedong in 1949 syn 底子 dǐ zi base / foundation / bottom syn 奠基 diàn jī to lay a foundation 基座 jī zuò underlay / foundation / pedestal 基业 基業 jī yè foundation / base / family estate syn 根底 gēn dǐ foundation / grounding / background / what lies at the bottom of sth / root / cause syn 经济基础 經濟基礎 jīng jì jī chǔ socio-economic base / economic foundation 邓小平理论 鄧小平理論 dèng xiǎo píng lǐ lùn Deng Xiaoping Theory / Dengism / the foundation of PRC economic development after the Cultural Revolution, building the capitalist economy within Chinese Communist Party control 粉底 fěn dǐ foundation (cosmetics) 理论基础 理論基礎 lǐ lùn jī chǔ theoretical foundation 先秦 xiān qín pre-Qin, Chinese history up to the foundation of the Qin imperial dynasty in 221 BC 公共事业 公共事業 gōng gòng shì yè public utility / state-run enterprise / public foundation or enterprise, often charitable 隔离霜 隔離霜 gé lí shuāng pre-makeup cream / makeup base / foundation primer 打底 dǎ dǐ to lay a foundation (also fig.) / to make a first sketch / to eat sth before drinking / to apply an undercoat 海基会 海基會 hǎi jī huì Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF), semi-official organization established by the ROC government in Taiwan 地脚 地腳 dì jiǎo (page) footer / (dialect) foundation (of a building) / base syn 底 dǐ bottom / base / background / foundation / copy (of a manuscript or receipt etc) kept as a record / (suffix) end of a year or month / (math.) radix / base (abbr. for 底數|底数[di3shu4]) syn 悬 懸 xuán to hang or suspend / to worry / public announcement / unresolved / baseless / without foundation syn 址 zhǐ foundation of a building (variant of 址[zhi3]) / islet (variant of 沚[zhi3]) 奠基石 diàn jī shí foundation stone / cornerstone 品学兼优 品學兼優 pǐn xué jiān yōu excelling both in morals and studies (idiom) / top marks for studies and for behavior (at school) / a paragon of virtue and learning syn 础 礎 chǔ foundation / base syn 氐 dǐ foundation / on the whole 柢 dǐ foundation / root syn 阯 zhǐ foundation 劝善惩恶 勸善懲惡 quàn shàn chéng è to encourage virtue and punish evil (idiom) / fig. poetic justice / you get what's coming to you 扬清激浊 揚清激濁 yáng qīng jī zhuó lit. drain away filth and bring in fresh water (idiom) / fig. dispel evil and usher in good / eliminate vice and exalt virtue 改恶向善 改惡向善 gǎi è xiàng shàn turn away from evil and follow virtue 敬贤礼士 敬賢禮士 jìng xián lǐ shì to revere people of virtue and honor scholarship (idiom) 弃邪归正 棄邪歸正 qì xié guī zhèng to give up evil and return to virtue syn 澡身浴德 zǎo shēn yù dé to bathe the body and cleanse virtue (idiom) / to improve oneself by meditation / cleanliness is next to godliness 为德不卒 為德不卒 wéi dé bù zú to start on virtue but give up (idiom) / to fail to carry things through / lack of sticking power / short attention span 为德不终 為德不終 wéi dé bù zhōng to start on virtue but give up (idiom) / to fail to carry things through / lack of sticking power / short attention span 疏财仗义 疏財仗義 shū cái zhàng yì distributing money, fighting for virtue (idiom) / fig. generous in helping the needy 疏财重义 疏財重義 shū cái zhòng yì distributing money, supporting virtue (idiom) / fig. to give generously in a public cause 积德累功 積德累功 jī dé lěi gōng to accumulate merit and virtue 安贫乐道 安貧樂道 ān pín lè dào to be content with poverty and strive for virtue (idiom) syn 厚德载物 厚德載物 hòu dé zài wù with great virtue one can take charge of the world (idiom) 胡维基金会 胡維基金會 Imam Al-Khoei Foundation / Imam Al-Khoei Benevolent Foundation / Al-Khoei Foundation 世界老龄基金会 world foundation on aging / international foundation on aging 非政府组织会议基金会 Conference of Nongovernmental Organizations Foundation, Inc. / CONGO Foundation 提玛基金会 提瑪基金會 Turkish Foundation for Combating Soil Erosion, for Reforestation and the Protection of the Natural Habitats / TEMA Foundation 阿卜杜勒·穆明·汗纪念基金会 阿蔔杜勒·穆明·汗紀念基金會 Abdul Momen Khan Memorial Foundation / Khan Foundation 汗基金会 汗基金會 Abdul Momen Khan Memorial Foundation / Khan Foundation HOPING 基金会 HOPING 基金會 Hope and Optimism for Palestinians in the Next Generation Foundation / HOPING Foundation 善有善报，恶有恶报 善有善報，惡有惡報 shàn yǒu shàn bào , è yǒu è bào virtue has its reward, evil its retribution 威德 wēi dé power and virtue 年高德劭 nián gāo dé shào to be advanced in both years and virtue (idiom) syn 彰善癉惡 彰善瘅恶 zhāng shàn dàn è to distinguish good and evil (idiom) / to uphold virtue and condemn evil / to praise good and expose vice 德薄能鲜 德薄能鮮 dé bó néng xiǎn little virtue and meager abilities (idiom) / I'm a humble person and not much use at anything (Song writer Ouyang Xiu 歐陽修|欧阳修[Ou1 yang2 Xiu1]) 悳 dé variant of 德 / virtue / goodness / morality / ethics 皎皎者易污 jiǎo jiǎo zhě yì wū Virtue is easily sullied. (idiom) 盛德 shèng dé splendid virtue / majestic moral character / great kindness 至德 zhì dé splendid virtue / majestic moral character / great kindness 陀罗尼 陀羅尼 tuó luó ní incantation (Sanskrit: dharani) / religious chant (promoting virtue and obstructing evil) 魔高一丈，道高一尺 mó gāo yī zhàng , dào gāo yī chǐ the devil is ten foot tall, virtue one foot (idiom) / It takes constant vigilance to stave off evil. 扬善抑恶司 揚善抑惡司 Department for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice 道德党 道德黨 Virtue Party 彰善瘅恶 彰善癉惡 zhāng shàn dàn è to distinguish good and evil (idiom) / to uphold virtue and condemn evil / to praise good and expose vice syn 五福临门 五福臨門 wǔ fú lín mén lit. (may the) five blessings descend upon this home (namely: longevity, wealth, health, virtue, and a natural death) / (an auspicious saying for the Lunar New Year) 女子无才便是德 女子無才便是德 nǚ zǐ wú cái biàn shì dé a woman's virtue is to have no talent (idiom) 惩恶扬善 懲惡揚善 chéng è yáng shàn to uphold virtue and condemn evil (idiom) 才德 cái dé talent and virtue 三不朽 sān bù xiǔ the three imperishables, three ways to distinguish oneself that aren't forgotten by history: through one's virtue 立德[li4 de2], one's service 立功[li4 gong1] and one's writings 立言[li4 yan2] (from the Zuo Zhuan 左傳|左传[Zuo3 Zhuan4]) 吉士 jí shì cheese (loanword) / custard powder / (literary) man (laudatory) / person of virtue 立德 lì dé to distinguish oneself through virtue (one the three imperishables 三不朽[san1 bu4 xiu3]) 