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Home / Idiom / 忠心耿耿

loyal and devoted (idiom); faithful and true

忠心耿耿
zhōng xīn gěng gěng
zh+ōng·1st tonex+īn·1st toneg+ěng·3rd toneg+ěng·3rd tone
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
lit. red-bellied devotion (idiom); wholehearted loyalty · to serve sb with body and soul赤胆忠心chì dǎn zhōng xīnunswerving in one's loyalty (idiom); faithful and constant忠贞不渝zhōng zhēn bù yú(idiom) to be completely honest and sincere; to show wholehearted loyalty披肝沥胆pī gān lì dǎndevoted · loyal · fidelity · loyalty忠诚zhōng chéngdie a martyr at one's post以身殉职yǐ shēn xùn zhí(idiom) to serve one's country with utmost loyalty; to devote oneself entirely to the nation尽忠报国jìn zhōng bào guó
Antonyms
(idiom) to feign civility虚与委蛇xū yǔ wēi yíhypocrisy · pretended righteousness假仁假义jiǎ rén jiǎ yìto forget favors and violate justice (idiom); ingratitude to a friend · to kick a benefactor in the teeth忘恩负义wàng ēn fù yì
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