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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

洁身自好
jié shēn zì hào
j+ié·2nd tonesh+ēn·1st tonez+ì·4th toneh+ào·4th tone
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
a wise man looks after his own hide (idiom) · to put one's own safety before matters of principle明哲保身míng zhé bǎo shēnnoble and virtuous · aloof from politics and material pursuits清高qīng gāoto keep oneself pure · to preserve one's integrity · to remain chaste守身如玉shǒu shēn rú yùlit. both sleeves flowing in the breeze (idiom); having clean hands · uncorrupted · unsoiled by corrupt practices两袖清风liǎng xiù qīng fēng(idiom) (originally, in Mencius) to cultivate one's moral character in solitude; (modern sense) to look after only one's own interests独善其身dú shàn qí shēnlit. to grow out of the mud unsullied (idiom) · fig. to be principled and incorruptible出淤泥而不染chū yū ní ér bù rǎn
Antonyms
to wallow in the mire with sb (idiom); to follow the bad example of others同流合污tóng liú hé wū
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