身正不怕影子斜

Chinese

body; torso; person
body; torso; person; life; status; pregnancy; (a measure word used for clothes) suit
 
just (right); main; upright
just (right); main; upright; straight; correct; principle; Chinese 1st month of year
 
to not fear; to be fearless; to be not afraid
to not fear; to be fearless; to be not afraid; even if; even though
 
shadow; trace slanting
trad. (身正不怕影子斜) 不怕 影子
simp. #(身正不怕影子斜) 不怕 影子

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): shēn zhèng bùpà yǐngzi xié
    (Zhuyin): ㄕㄣ ㄓㄥˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄆㄚˋ ㄧㄥˇ ˙ㄗ ㄒㄧㄝˊ

  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Hanyu Pinyin: shēn zhèng bùpà yǐngzi xié [Phonetic: shēn zhèng pà yǐngzi xié]
      • Zhuyin: ㄕㄣ ㄓㄥˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄆㄚˋ ㄧㄥˇ ˙ㄗ ㄒㄧㄝˊ
      • Tongyong Pinyin: shen jhèng bùpà yǐngzi̊h sié
      • Wade–Giles: shên1 chêng4 pu4-pʻa4 ying3-tzŭ5 hsieh2
      • Yale: shēn jèng bù-pà yǐng-dz syé
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shen jenq bupah yiing.tzy shye
      • Palladius: шэнь чжэн бупа инцзы се (šɛnʹ čžɛn bupa inczy se)
      • Sinological IPA (key): /ʂən⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ pʰä⁵¹ iŋ²¹⁴ d͡z̥z̩⁴ ɕi̯ɛ³⁵/

Proverb

身正不怕影子斜

  1. One does not need to worry about rumours if one is upright.

Synonyms

  • 人正不怕影子斜