道德 dào dé virtue / morality / ethics / CL:種|种[zhong3] syn 杰出 傑出 jié chū outstanding / distinguished / remarkable / prominent / illustrious syn 伸张 伸張 shēn zhāng to uphold (e.g. justice or virtue) / to promote syn 美德 měi dé virtue syn 显赫 顯赫 xiǎn hè illustrious / celebrated 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 英名 yīng míng illustrious name / legendary reputation syn 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 师表 師表 shī biǎo paragon of virtue and learning / exemplary character syn 人杰 人傑 rén jié outstanding talent / wise and able person / illustrious individual syn 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 炽 熾 chì to burn / to blaze / splendid / illustrious syn 显达 顯達 xiǎn dá illustrious / influential / prestigious 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) 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 人杰地灵 人傑地靈 rén jié dì líng illustrious hero, spirit of the place (idiom) / a place derives reflected glory from an illustrious son syn 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) 崋 huá flowery / illustrious / Chinese 闻达 聞達 wén dá illustrious and influential / well-known 赫赫有名 hè hè yǒu míng illustrious / prominent / prestigious / well-known syn 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 道德基金会 道德基金會 Virtue Foundation 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]) 求仁得仁 qiú rén dé rén lit. to seek virtue and acquire it (idiom) / fig. to have one's wish fulfilled 德高望重 dé gāo - wàng zhòng (idiom) a person of virtue and prestige / a person of good moral standing and reputation syn 敬贤礼士 敬賢禮士 jìng xián - lǐ shì (idiom) to respect people of virtue and show courtesy to scholars 