忠心耿耿 zhōng xīn gěng gěng loyal and devoted (idiom) / faithful and true syn 怦怦 pēng pēng thumping sound (onom.) / to be eager and anxious (to do sth) / faithful and upright syn 苏武 蘇武 sū wǔ Su Wu (140-60 BC), Han Dynasty diplomat and statesman, regarded as a model of courage and faithful service 忠贞不渝 忠貞不渝 zhōng zhēn bù yú unswerving in one's loyalty (idiom) / faithful and constant syn 坚贞不屈 堅貞不屈 jiān zhēn bù qū faithful and unchanging (idiom) / steadfast syn 碧海青天 bì hǎi qīng tiān green sea, blue sky (idiom) / sea and sky merge in one shade / loneliness of faithful widow 长情 長情 cháng qíng to have an enduring and faithful love for sb or sth 忠君爱国 忠君愛國 zhōng jūn ài guó (idiom) to be faithful to the ruler and love one's country 生聚教训 生聚教訓 shēng jù jiào xùn to increase the population, amass wealth, and teach the people to be faithful to the cause (in preparation for war, following a defeat) 忠实 忠實 zhōng shí faithful syn 不渝 bù yú constant / unchanging / abiding / faithful 忠臣 zhōng chén faithful official syn 从一而终 從一而終 cóng yī ér zhōng faithful unto death (i.e. Confucian ban on widow remarrying) syn 守节 守節 shǒu jié faithful (to the memory of betrothed) / constant (of widow who remains unmarried) syn 忠 zhōng loyal / devoted / faithful syn 谌 諶 chén faithful / sincere syn 三贞九烈 三貞九烈 sān zhēn jiǔ liè (of a widow) faithful to the death to her husband's memory 照原样 照原樣 zhào yuán yàng to copy / to follow the original shape / faithful restoration 禁欲、专一、避孕套 禁欲、專一、避孕套 Abstain, Be faithful, use a Condom / ABC approach ABC法 ǎbcfa Abstain, Be faithful, use a Condom / ABC approach 守一而终 守一而終 shǒu yī ér zhōng to be faithful to one's mate all one's life 死节 死節 sǐ jié to die or be martyred for a noble cause / to be faithful unto death 犬马之劳 犬馬之勞 quǎn mǎ zhī láo lit. the service of a dog or a horse (idiom) / fig. faithful service syn 教众 教眾 jiào zhòng (religion) believers / followers / adherents / the faithful 规矩 規矩 guī ju lit. compass and set square / fig. established standard / rule / customs / practices / fig. upright and honest / well-behaved syn 浑厚 渾厚 hún hòu simple and honest / unsophisticated / (music etc) deep and resounding syn 磊落 lěi luò big and stout / big-hearted / open and honest / continuous / repeated syn 洁身自好 潔身自好 jié shēn zì hào clean-living and honest (idiom) / to avoid immorality / to shun evil influence / to mind one's own business and keep out of trouble / to keep one's hands clean syn 淳厚 chún hòu pure and honest / simple and kind syn 心口如一 xīn kǒu rú yī lit. heart and mouth as one (idiom) / to say what you think / honest and straightforward syn 善良 shàn liáng good and honest / kindhearted syn 清风 清風 qīng fēng cool breeze / fig. pure and honest syn 纯洁 純潔 chún jié pure / clean and honest / to purify syn 厚道 hòu dao kind and honest / generous / sincere syn 廉政 lián zhèng to govern with integrity / clean and honest government syn 朴实 樸實 pǔ shí plain / simple / guileless / down-to-earth / sincere and honest syn 中正 zhōng zhèng fair and honest syn 前门 前門 qián mén front door / main entrance / honest and upright approach (as opposed to 後門|后门, back-door or under the counter) 淳朴 淳樸 chún pǔ simple and honest / unsophisticated / guileless syn 憨厚 hān hou simple and honest / straightforward syn 忠厚 zhōng hòu honest and considerate syn 鱼龙混杂 魚龍混雜 yú lóng hùn zá lit. fish and dragons mixed in together (idiom) / fig. crooks mixed in with the honest folk syn 方 fāng square / power or involution (math.) / upright / honest / fair and square / direction / side / party (to a contract, dispute etc) / place / method / prescription (medicine) / just when / only or just / classifier for square things / abbr. for square or cubic meter syn 清官 qīng guān honest and upright official (traditional) syn 清苦 qīng kǔ destitute but honest / poor and simple / spartan / austere syn 敦厚 dūn hòu genuine / honest and sincere syn 仁厚 rén hòu kindhearted / tolerant / honest and generous syn 憨直 hān zhí honest and straightforward syn 清官难断家务事 清官難斷家務事 qīng guān nán duàn jiā wù shì even an honest and upright official will have difficulty resolving a family dispute (proverb) 磊 lěi lumpy / rock pile / uneven / fig. sincere / open and honest 剖肝沥胆 剖肝瀝膽 pōu gān lì dǎn to be completely honest and sincere (idiom) 木讷寡言 木訥寡言 mù nè guǎ yán honest and unaffected but not talkative (idiom) 清风两袖 清風兩袖 qīng fēng liǎng xiù honest and upright (idiom) syn 直情径行 直情徑行 zhí qíng jìng xíng straightforward and honest in one's actions (idiom) 行不由径 行不由徑 xíng bù yóu jìng lit. never taking a short-cut (idiom) / fig. upright and honest 一清如水 yī qīng rú shuǐ lit. as clear as water (idiom) / fig. (of officials etc) honest and incorruptible 一琴一鹤 一琴一鶴 yī qín yī hè carrying very little luggage (idiom) / honest and incorruptible (government officials) 一点水一个泡 一點水一個泡 yī diǎn shuǐ yī gè pào honest and trustworthy (idiom) 作风正派 作風正派 zuò fēng zhèng pài to be honest and upright / to have moral integrity 勤政廉政 qín zhèng lián zhèng honest and industrious government functionaries (idiom) syn 塞渊 塞淵 sāi yuān honest and far-seeing 守拙 shǒu zhuō to remain honest and poor 廉直 lián zhí upright and honest / incorruptible / squeaky clean 憨实 憨實 hān shí simple and honest 清正廉明 qīng zhèng lián míng upright and honest 磊磊 lěi lěi big pile of rocks / bighearted / open and honest 稳厚 穩厚 wěn hòu steady and honest 笃厚 篤厚 dǔ hòu honest and generous / magnanimous syn 诚笃 誠篤 chéng dǔ honest / sincere and serious syn 让畔 讓畔 ràng pàn to be accommodating in negotiating the boundary of one's field / (fig.) (of farmers in ancient times) to be good-hearted and honest 廉正 lián zhèng upright and honest / integrity syn 剖肝沥胆 剖肝瀝膽 pōu gān - lì dǎn (idiom) to be completely honest and sincere 实在 實在 shí zài really / actually / indeed / true / real / honest / dependable / (philosophy) reality syn 正当 正當 zhèng dàng honest / reasonable / fair / sensible syn 诚实 誠實 chéng shí honest syn 老实 老實 lǎo shi honest / sincere / well-behaved / naive / gullible syn 坦白 tǎn bái honest / forthcoming / to confess syn 诚恳 誠懇 chéng kěn sincere / honest / cordial syn 廉洁 廉潔 lián jié incorruptible / unbribable / honest syn 正值 zhèng zhí just at the time of / honest / upright / (math.) positive value syn 正直 zhèng zhí upright / upstanding / honest syn 纯正 純正 chún zhèng pure / unadulterated / (of motives etc) honest syn 真切 zhēn qiè vivid / distinct / clear / sincere / honest syn 深切 shēn qiè deeply felt / heartfelt / sincere / honest syn 不务正业 不務正業 bù wù zhèng yè not to engage in honest work / to ignore one's proper occupation / not to attend to one's proper duties syn 清廉 qīng lián honest / uncorrupted syn 耿直 gěng zhí honest / frank / candid syn 实 實 shí real / true / honest / really / solid / fruit / seed / definitely syn 包拯 bāo zhěng Bao Zheng (999-1062), Northern Song official renowned for his honesty / modern day metaphor for an honest politician 刚正 剛正 gāng zhèng honest / upright syn 逼良为娼 逼良為娼 bī liáng wéi chāng to force an honest girl into prostitution (idiom) / to debauch 端方 duān fāng upright / honest / proper / correct 调解人 調解人 tiáo jiě rén honest broker syn 廉 lián incorruptible / honest / inexpensive / to investigate (old) / side wall of a traditional Chinese house (old) syn 耿 gěng (literary) bright / brilliant / honest / upright syn 谔 諤 è honest speech 谠 讜 dǎng honest / straightforward syn 戆 戇 zhuàng simple / honest 悫 愨 què honest 