理直氣壯

See also: 理直气壮

Chinese

		to manage; to heed; to put in order to manage; to heed; to put in order; reason; logic; science; inner principle or structure	straight; vertical; frank straight; vertical; frank; directly; straightly; upright	gas; air; smell gas; air; smell; weather; vital breath; to make someone angry; to get angry; to be enraged	to strengthen; strong; robust
trad. (理直氣壯)		理	直	氣	壯
simp. (理直气壮)		理	直	气	壮

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lǐzhíqìzhuàng

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧˇ ㄓˊ ㄑㄧˋ ㄓㄨㄤˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lei⁵ zik⁶ hei³ zong³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lǐzhíqìzhuàng
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧˇ ㄓˊ ㄑㄧˋ ㄓㄨㄤˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lǐjhíhcìjhuàng
    • Wade–Giles: li³-chih²-chʻi⁴-chuang⁴
    • Yale: lǐ-jŕ-chì-jwàng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liijyrchihjuanq
    • Palladius: личжицичжуан (ličžicičžuan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂɻ̩³⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: lei⁵ zik⁶ hei³ zong³
    • Yale: léih jihk hei jong
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lei⁵ dzik⁹ hei³ dzong³
    • Guangdong Romanization: léi⁵ jig⁶ héi³ zong³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lei̯¹³ t͡sɪk̚² hei̯³³ t͡sɔːŋ³³/

Idiom

理直氣壯

1. with justice on one's side and in an assertive tone

   現在的小三都是這麼理直氣壯了嗎？ [MSC, trad.]
   现在的小三都是这么理直气壮了吗？ [MSC, simp.]

   Xiànzài de xiǎosān dōu shì zhème lǐzhíqìzhuàng le ma? [Pinyin]

   Are mistresses these days all so bold and confident like this?