规矩 規矩 guī ju lit. compass and set square / fig. established standard / rule / customs / practices / fig. upright and honest / well-behaved 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) 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) 清风两袖 清風兩袖 qīng fēng liǎng xiù honest and upright (idiom) syn 行不由径 行不由徑 xíng bù yóu jìng lit. never taking a short-cut (idiom) / fig. upright and honest 作风正派 作風正派 zuò fēng zhèng pài to be honest and upright / to have moral integrity 正值 zhèng zhí just at the time of / honest / upright / (math.) positive value syn 正直 zhèng zhí upright / upstanding / honest syn 刚正 剛正 gāng zhèng honest / upright syn 端方 duān fāng upright / honest / proper / correct 耿 gěng (literary) bright / brilliant / honest / upright syn 顜 jiǎng honest / upright 怦怦 pēng pēng thumping sound (onom.) / to be eager and anxious (to do sth) / faithful and upright syn 堂堂正正 táng táng zhèng zhèng displaying strength and discipline / impressive / upright and frank / square syn 光明磊落 guāng míng lěi luò open and candid (idiom) / straightforward and upright syn 伉 kàng spouse / big and tall / strong / robust / upright and outspoken syn 不愧不怍 bù kuì bù zuò no shame, no subterfuge (idiom) / just and honorable / upright and above board 浑厚 渾厚 hún hòu simple and honest / unsophisticated / (music etc) deep and resounding syn 忠信 zhōng xìn faithful and honest / loyal and sincere 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 坚挺 堅挺 jiān tǐng firm and upright / strong (of currency) syn 矗立 chù lì to tower / standing tall and upright (of large building) syn 青天 qīng tiān clear sky / blue sky / upright and honorable (official) syn 鱼头 魚頭 yú tóu fish head / fig. upright and unwilling to compromise 昂然 áng rán upright and unafraid syn 伟岸 偉岸 wěi àn imposing / upright and tall / outstanding / gigantic in stature syn 清正 qīng zhèng upright and honorable syn 刚烈 剛烈 gāng liè resolute and upright in character / unyielding / staunch syn 苍劲 蒼勁 cāng jìn bold / upright and strong / vigorous / forceful (brush strokes) / sureness of touch syn 正襟危坐 zhèng jīn wēi zuò to sit upright and still (idiom) syn 铁面 鐵面 tiě miàn iron mask (as defensive armor) / fig. upright and selfless person 刚直 剛直 gāng zhí upright and outspoken syn 劲草 勁草 jìng cǎo tough upright grass / (fig.) a staunch character who is loyal despite danger and hardship 兀立 wù lì to stand upright and motionless syn 刚正不阿 剛正不阿 gāng zhèng bù ē upright and plainspoken syn 腰 yāo the waist and lower back / (bound form) kidney of an animal (as food) / the waist of trousers or a skirt / (metonym) money pouch / pocket / (bound form) the middle section of an upright object (mountain, bottle etc) syn 危言危行 wēi yán wēi xíng upright and plainspoken (idiom) 正锋 正鋒 zhèng fēng (calligraphy) technique in which the shaft of the brush is kept upright, so that the tip of the brush runs along the center of the stroke (cf. 側鋒|侧锋[ce4feng1] and 偏鋒|偏锋[pian1feng1]) 亢直 kàng zhí upright and unyielding (literary) 劲直 勁直 jìng zhí strong and upright 耿介 gěng jiè upright and outstanding 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 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 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 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) 直情径行 直情徑行 zhí qíng jìng xíng straightforward and honest in one's actions (idiom) 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) 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 憨实 憨實 hān shí simple 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 剖肝沥胆 剖肝瀝膽 pōu gān - lì dǎn (idiom) to be completely honest and sincere 幽明 yōu míng the hidden and the visible / that which can be seen and that which cannot / darkness and light / night and day / wisdom and ignorance / evil and good / the living and the dead / men and ghosts 幽明 yōu - míng the hidden and the visible / that which can be seen and that which cannot / darkness and light / night and day / wisdom and ignorance / evil and good / the living and the dead / men and ghosts 端正 duān zhèng upright / regular / proper / correct syn 笔直 筆直 bǐ zhí perfectly straight / straight as a ramrod / bolt upright syn 直立 zhí lì erect / upright / vertical syn 端坐 duān zuò to sit upright syn 正派 zhèng pài (of a person) upright / respectable / decent / (Tw) (of a business etc) reputable syn 能人 néng rén capable person / Homo habilis, extinct species of upright East African hominid syn 挺立 tǐng lì to stand erect / to stand upright syn 竖立 豎立 shù lì to erect / to set upright / to stand syn 笔挺 筆挺 bǐ tǐng (standing) very straight / straight as a ramrod / bolt upright / well-ironed / trim syn 清贫 清貧 qīng pín poor but upright / destitute syn 扶正 fú zhèng to set sth upright or straight / to promote an employee from part-time to full-time (or from deputy to principal) / (old) to raise from concubine to wife status 正人君子 zhèng rén jūn zi upright gentleman / man of honor syn 嶙峋 lín xún bony (of people) / craggy / rugged (of terrain) / upright (of people) syn 竖直 豎直 shù zhí vertical / to erect / to set upright / vertical stroke in Chinese characters / young servant (old) 正 zhèng straight / upright / proper / main / principal / to correct / to rectify / exactly / just (at that time) / right (in that place) / (math.) positive syn 偏斜 piān xié crooked / not upright / diverging from straight line / improper / dishonest syn 烈 liè ardent / intense / fierce / stern / upright / to give one's life for a noble cause / exploits / achievements syn 