行不改名,坐不改姓

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Chinese

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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
 
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
trad. (行不改名,坐不改姓)
simp. #(行不改名,坐不改姓)

Etymology

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Literally: to not change your given name after doing something, and not change your surname after sitting down

Pronunciation

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Idiom

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行不改名,坐不改姓

  1. to do things in an aboveboard and straightforward manner
  2. to have nothing to hide
    行不改名坐不改姓要是什麼問題直接 [MSC, trad.]
    行不改名坐不改姓要是什么问题直接 [MSC, simp.]
    xíngbùgǎimíng, zuòbùgǎixìng, yàoshi yǒu shénme wèntí, jiào tā zhíjiē lái zhǎo wǒ. [Pinyin]
    I have nothing to hide; if he has a problem, tell him to come see me directly.