liǎng xiù qīng fēng

Traditional: 兩袖清風

两袖清风 (liǎng xiù qīng fēng) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. both sleeves flowing in the breeze (idiom); having clean hands; uncorrupted; unsoiled by corrupt practices”.

Meanings

  1. 1lit. both sleeves flowing in the breeze (idiom); having clean hands
  2. 2uncorrupted
  3. 3unsoiled by corrupt practices

Characters in 两袖清风

两liǎng · two袖xiù · sleeve清qīng · (of water etc) clear; clean风fēng · wind

Related words

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