道 德 dào dé virtue / morality / ethics / CL:種|种[zhong3] 美 德 měi dé virtue 贞 操 zhēn cāo (usually of women) chastity / virginity / virtue / honor / loyalty / moral integrity 关 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 功 德 gōng dé achievements and virtue 野 花 yě huā wildflower / woman of easy virtue 缺 德 quē dé to be lacking in moral sense / to lack common basic respect for others / lacking in virtue / mischievous / wicked / cruel / mean 明 德 Míng dé highest virtue / illustrious virtue 德 高 望 重 dé gāo wàng zhòng a person of virtue and prestige / a person of good moral standing and reputation 师 表 shī biǎo paragon of virtue and learning / exemplary character 名 利 双 收 míng lì shuāng shōu both fame and fortune (idiom) / both virtue and reward 德 治 dé zhì rule by virtue / rule by setting virtuous example (Confucian ideal) 挂 羊 头 卖 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 阴 德 yīn dé secret virtue 仁 至 义 尽 rén zhì yì jìn extreme benevolence, utmost duty (idiom) / meticulous virtue and attention to duty 善 有 善 报 shàn yǒu shàn bào virtue has its rewards (idiom) / one good turn deserves another 激 浊 扬 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 弃 恶 从 善 qì è cóng shàn to renounce evil and turn to virtue (idiom) 劝 善 惩 恶 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 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 gǎi è xiàng shàn turn away from evil and follow virtue 敬 贤 礼 士 jìng xián lǐ shì to revere people of virtue and honor scholarship (idiom) 弃 邪 归 正 qì xié guī zhèng to give up evil and return to virtue 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 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 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 shū cái zhàng yì distributing money, fighting for virtue (idiom) / fig. generous in helping the needy 疏 财 重 义 shū cái zhòng yì distributing money, supporting virtue (idiom) / fig. to give generously in a public cause 积 德 累 功 jī dé lěi gōng to accumulate merit and virtue 安 贫 乐 道 ān pín lè dào to be content with poverty and strive for virtue (idiom) 厚 德 载 物 hòu dé zài wù with great virtue one can take charge of the world (idiom) 品 学 兼 优 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 善 有 善 报 ， 恶 有 恶 报 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) 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 德 薄 能 鲜 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 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 道 高 一 尺 ， 魔 高 一 丈 dào gāo yī chǐ , mó gāo yī zhàng virtue is one foot tall, the devil ten foot (idiom) / It takes constant vigilance to stave off evil. 陀 罗 尼 tuó luó ní incantation (Sanskrit: dharani) / religious chant (promoting virtue and obstructing evil) 隐 恶 扬 善 yǐn è yáng shàn to praise the virtue of sb or sth while concealing their faults 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 Department for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice 道 德 党 Virtue Party 道 德 基 金 会 Virtue Foundation 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 五 福 临 门 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 nu:3 zǐ wú cái biàn shì dé a woman's virtue is to have no talent (idiom) 惩 恶 扬 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 求 仁 得 仁 qiú rén dé rén lit. to seek virtue and acquire it (idiom) / fig. to have one's wish fulfilled 立 德 lì dé to distinguish oneself through virtue (one the three imperishables 三不朽[san1 bu4 xiu3])
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