行不改名，坐不改姓

Chinese

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to go; to do; capable; all right; competent; OK; okay; to travel; temporary; to walk; will do; behavior; conduct; a row; profession; professional

!not; no

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to change; to alter; to transform; to correct

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name; fame; to describe; place

! !to sit; to take a seat; to take (a bus, airplane etc.) !not; no

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to change; to alter; to transform; to correct

!surname; family name; name |- !simp. and trad.
(行不改名，坐不改姓) | 行 | 不 | 改 | 名 | ， | 坐 | 不 | 改 | 姓 |}

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): xíng bù gǎi míng, zuò bù gǎi xìng
    (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄞˇ ㄇㄧㄥˊ, ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄞˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Pinyin: xíng bù gǎi míng, zuò bù gǎi xìng
      • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄞˇ ㄇㄧㄥˊ, ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄞˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyng bu4 gae ming, tzuoh bu4 gae shinq
      • IPA (key): /ɕiŋ³⁵ pu⁵¹ kaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ miŋ³⁵ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ kaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ɕiŋ⁵¹/

Idiom

行不改名，坐不改姓

  1. to do things in an aboveboard and straightforward manner
  2. to have nothing to hide
    我行不改名，坐不改姓，要是有什麼問題，叫他直接來找我。 [MSC, trad.]
    我行不改名，坐不改姓，要是有什么问题，叫他直接来找我。 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒ 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.
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