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侠义
xiá yì
Pinyin
Definition
侠义
-
xiá yì
chivalrous
chivalry
knight-errantry
Character Decomposition
侠
亻
人
二
丷
义
乂
丶
Related Words
(20)
侠客
xiá kè
1
chivalrous person
2
knight-errant
侠义
xiá yì
1
chivalrous
2
chivalry
3
knight-errantry
名义
míng yì
1
name
2
titular
3
nominal
4
in name
5
ostensible purpose
含义
hán yì
1
meaning (implicit in a phrase)
2
implied meaning
3
hidden meaning
4
hint
5
connotation
大侠
dà xiá
1
knight
2
swordsman
3
noble warrior
4
chivalrous hero
定义
dìng yì
1
definition
2
to define
意义
yì yì
1
sense
2
meaning
3
significance
4
importance
5
CL:個|个[gè]
正义
zhèng yì
1
justice
2
righteousness
3
just
4
righteous
武侠
wǔ xiá
1
martial arts chivalry (Chinese literary, theatrical and cinema genre)
2
knight-errant
社会主义
shè huì zhǔ yì
1
socialism
神雕侠侣
Shén diāo Xiá lu:3
1
The Return of the Condor Heroes (classic wuxia martial arts TV films of 1998 and 2006 based on novel by Jinyong 金庸)
2
variant of 神鵰俠侶|神雕侠侣
神雕侠侣
Shén diāo Xiá lu:3
1
The Return of the Condor Heroes (classic wuxia martial arts TV films of 1998 and 2006 based on novel by Jinyong 金庸)
义务
yì wù
1
duty
2
obligation
3
CL:項|项[xiàng]
4
volunteer (work etc)
义气
yì qì
1
spirit of loyalty and self-sacrifice
2
code of brotherhood
3
also pr. [yì qi]
义无反顾
yì wú fǎn gù
1
honor does not allow one to glance back (idiom); duty-bound not to turn back
2
no surrender
3
to pursue justice with no second thoughts
三民主义
Sān mín zhǔ yì
1
Dr Sun Yat-sen's 孫中山|孙中山 Three Principles of the People (late 1890s)
不义
bù yì
1
injustice
主义
zhǔ yì
1
-ism
2
ideology
人道主义
rén dào zhǔ yì
1
humanism
2
humanitarian (aid)
仁义
rén yì
1
benevolence and righteousness
Idioms
(20)
仁人义士
rén rén yì shì
1
those with lofty ideals (idiom)
2
men of vision
仁义道德
rén yì dào dé
1
compassion, duty, propriety and integrity (idiom); all the traditional virtues
2
mainly used sarcastically, to mean hypocritical
仁至义尽
rén zhì yì jìn
1
extreme benevolence, utmost duty (idiom); meticulous virtue and attention to duty
仗义执言
zhàng yì zhí yán
1
to speak out for justice (idiom); to take a stand on a matter of principle
仗义疏财
zhàng yì shū cái
1
to help the needy for justice (idiom); to be loyal to one's friends and generous to the needy
割袍断义
gē páo duàn yì
1
to rip one's robe as a sign of repudiating a sworn brotherhood (idiom)
2
to break all friendly ties
多行不义必自毙
duō xíng bù yì bì zì bì
1
persisting in evil brings about self-destruction (idiom)
大义凛然
dà yì lǐn rán
1
devotion to righteousness that inspires reverence (idiom)
大义灭亲
dà yì miè qīn
1
to place righteousness before family (idiom); ready to punish one's own family if justice demands it
天经地义
tiān jīng dì yì
1
lit. heaven's law and earth's principle (idiom); fig. right and proper
2
right and unalterable
3
a matter of course
忘恩负义
wàng ēn fù yì
1
to forget favors and violate justice (idiom); ingratitude to a friend
2
to kick a benefactor in the teeth
慷慨赴义
kāng kǎi fù yì
1
heroically sacrificing one's life (idiom); to sacrifice oneself fervently to the cause
舍生取义
shě shēng qǔ yì
1
to give up life for righteousness (idiom, from Mencius); to choose honor over life
2
would rather sacrifice one's life than one's principles
断章取义
duàn zhāng qǔ yì
1
to quote out of context (idiom)
有情有义
yǒu qíng yǒu yì
1
affectionate and true
2
loyal (idiom)
望文生义
wàng wén shēng yì
1
lit. view a text and interpret (idiom); to interpret word by word without understanding the meaning
2
a far-fetched interpretation
柔情侠骨
róu qíng xiá gǔ
1
gentle feelings and chivalrous disposition (idiom)
桃园结义
táo yuán jié yì
1
to make a pact of brotherhood (from “Romance of the Three Kingdoms” 三國演義|三国演义[Sān guó Yǎn yì]) (idiom)
无情无义
wú qíng wú yì
1
completely lacking any feeling or sense of justice (idiom); cold and ruthless
疏财仗义
shū cái zhàng yì
1
distributing money, fighting for virtue (idiom); fig. generous in helping the needy
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