坐不改姓,行不改名
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Chinese[edit]
to sit; to take a seat; to take (a bus, aeroplane, etc.) | not; no | to change; to alter; to transform to change; to alter; to transform; to correct |
surname; family name; name | to go; to do; capable to go; to do; capable; all right; competent; OK; to travel; temporary; to walk; will do; behaviour; conduct; a row; profession; professional |
not; no | to change; to alter; to transform to change; to alter; to transform; to correct |
name; fame; to describe name; fame; to describe; place | |||
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trad. (坐不改姓,行不改名) | 坐 | 不 | 改 | 姓 | , | 行 | 不 | 改 | 名 | |
simp. #(坐不改姓,行不改名) | 坐 | 不 | 改 | 姓 | , | 行 | 不 | 改 | 名 | |
Literally: “to not change your surname after sitting down, and not change your given name after doing something”. |
Pronunciation[edit]
Idiom[edit]
坐不改姓,行不改名
- Alternative form of 行不改名,坐不改姓 (xíng bù gǎi míng, zuò bù gǎi xìng)