兩袖清風

兩袖清風

Chinese

		both; two; ounce both; two; ounce; some; a few; tael	sleeve	clear; distinct; complete clear; distinct; complete; pure	wind; news; style wind; news; style; custom; manner
trad. (兩袖清風)		兩	袖	清	風
simp. (两袖清风)		两	袖	清	风

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): liǎngxiùqīngfēng

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄈㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): loeng⁵ zau⁶ cing¹ fung¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: liǎngxiùqīngfēng
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄈㄥ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: leangshiowchingfeng
    • Tongyong Pinyin: liǎngsiòucingfong
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ljɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ɕjoʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: loeng⁵ zau⁶ cing¹ fung¹
    • Yale: léuhng jauh chīng fūng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: loeng⁵ dzau⁶ tsing¹ fung¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: lêng⁵ zeo⁶ qing¹ fung¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lœ̽ːŋ¹³ t͡sɐu̯²² t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ fʊŋ⁵⁵/

Idiom

兩袖清風

1. (of a government official) to be uncorrupted and upright and never take bribes